University of Arizona researchers have unveiled evidence of romance at the farthest reaches of the solar system: a cosmic ...

Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...

and at that distance Charon’s surface gets down to a frigid –364° F (–220° C). Although a thin atmosphere was detected on Pluto by the New Horizons probe during its 2015 flyby, scientists ...

On this date, Jan. 19, 2006, the first probe ever destined to visit Pluto, its moons and other Kuiper belt objects launched from Launch Complex 41 at what is now Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

For decades, astronomers suspected that Pluto and Charon formed through a process similar to Earth and the Moon. This theory, ...

Recent simulations link the creation of Pluto and its moon Charon to a colossal impact, akin to the Earth-Moon origin, ...

Experience "Pluto Time" on Earth and discover why Pluto isn’t as dark as it appears. NASA’s findings reveal surprising light levels, thanks to New Horizons. Learn how this distant world continues to ...

As the gatekeepers to the Kuiper Belt, Charon and Pluto are a unique double dwarf planet system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

and at that distance Charon's surface gets down to a frigid –364° F (–220° C). Although a thin atmosphere was detected on Pluto by the New Horizons probe during its 2015 flyby, scientists ...

NASA launched the New Horizons probe which would provide never-before-seen images of the dwarf planet, its moons and other objects.