“Because Pluto is rotating rapidly prior to the collision, and because Charon lies mostly outside of their corotation zone, ...

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

Scientists propose Pluto and its moon Charon formed through a “kiss and capture” event 4.5 billion years ago, challenging previous theories about their unique size ratio and orbital relationship.

Pluto and Charon are in a region of the outer solar system beyond Neptune called the Kuiper belt, which makes them both rocky ...

A new study proposes a 'kiss and capture' collision theory to explain the origins of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, shedding ...

A new theory about Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, could alter how planetary systems are taught in U.S. schools. Scientists ...

Imagine setting off on a road trip that doesn’t just take you through charming towns, but through an entire solar system – ...

“Brighter irises and larger pupils elicited greater donations,” noted experts from the Netherlands’ Leiden University in a ...

The Space Coast could welcome a big player to the launch landscape tonight with the debut of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. The NG-1 mission is targeting a 1 a.m. Friday liftoff from Cape Canaveral ...

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