Queen’s Brian May Shares The Grand Ultima Thule Flyby Video
Brian May shared a video to mark the NASA New Horizons probe’s close encounter with Ultima Thule which occurred back on January 1. The New Horizons probe passed Ultima Thule, an…
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 24: Brian May of Queen performs onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesBrian May shared a video to mark the NASA New Horizons probe’s close encounter with Ultima Thule which occurred back on January 1.
The New Horizons probe passed Ultima Thule, an object located a billon miles beyond Pluto.
The Queen guitarist shared what he said is “perhaps the shortest full-length movie in the world” showing the New Horizons flyby which is accompanied by a portion of his track, New Horizons.
May has a Ph.D. in astrophysics, and joined the New Horizons team in 2015, serving as one of the team's stereo image experts according to NASA.
May will release New Horizons as a 12-inch single on Record Store Day, April 13.
-Nicole Siberry
