The mysterious object visited by New Horizons at New Year has turned out to be much flatter than expected.
The data gathered by New Horizons earlier this month is starting to unravel the mysteries of this enigmatic object.
NASA's long-lived space probe has managed to pull off the most distant flyby of an object ever undertaken.
Following on from its historic flyby of Pluto in 2015, the probe will reach its next destination on New Year's Day.