The latest milestone for @NASANewHorizons is coming Jan. 1 w/ the #UltimaThule flyby! If the fed gov't remains shutdown then, you can catch coverage on @JHUAPL's Youtube channel (https://t.co/38TaY9SoS6) and website (https://t.co/40n7QiR9HP) pic.twitter.com/J0FRqMPRbz

— Johns Hopkins U. (@JohnsHopkins) December 26, 2018

On #NewYearsEve, @NASANewHorizons will perform the most distant planetary flyby ever as it zooms past an object nicknamed #UltimaThule. Make sure to follow our partner @JHUAPL for updates: https://t.co/MT909RJbMM pic.twitter.com/QJq7OncKhO

— NASA (@NASA) December 26, 2018

TALLY HO ULTIMA THULE!! An ancient relic of solar system formation, 4+ billion miles away, as dark as dirt, & shining only in the faint sunlight of the Kuiper Belt. Here it is, in a New Horizons imaging sequence. SEE IT MOVE, AGAINST THE STARS? TALLY HO! We'll be there on Monday! pic.twitter.com/EExUpK6wLt

— Alan Stern (@AlanStern) December 26, 2018

@NewHorizons2015 Science team assembling! pic.twitter.com/vtSE1WCgnc

— Alan Stern (@AlanStern) December 28, 2018

As we approach our new target in the Kuiper Belt, here’s a brief look back at where we’ve been. This is every single LORRI image taken during Pluto flyby, played in order, raw. pic.twitter.com/odHibtWgG2

— Alex Parker (@Alex_Parker) December 28, 2018

This one says "no obvious impact craters" but I'm a little skeptical of this conclusion from such a low-phase-angle image. I see a few bright spots -- maybe craters? We'll know soon enough.

(End screencaps) pic.twitter.com/r7s28EJCkj

— Emily Lakdawalla (@elakdawalla) January 2, 2019