Nasa's New Horizons reached Arrokoth in 2019, revealing the early solar system

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reached Arrokoth, a distant Kuiper Belt object, in two thousand nineteen, uncovering vital clues about the solar system's early formation. The object's distinctive two-lobed shape suggests it formed from a gentle collision between two separate bodies. Arrokoth's striking red surface indicates the presence of complex organic materials. Times of India reports this ancient world has provided scientists with rare insight into our cosmic origins.

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