Pluto and Charon's origin story has been rewritten by a recent study, revealing they formed from a unique "kiss and capture" ...

A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...

A new study suggests that the origin of Pluto's largest moon was quite different than our own. Here's what you need to know.

New models reveal Pluto and Charon may have spent some of their early history locked together in an embrace after a grazing collision.

The team led by Denton created simulations of the impact using high-performance computing clusters. This revealed that Pluto ...

Until now, the thinking was that Pluto and Charon formed like Earth and our Moon. New research has flipped that script.

Simulations suggest Pluto and its largest moon may have gently stuck together for a few hours before Charon settled into a ...

The Nikon Z9 will be the next camera on the moon, and Nikon is showing how it aims to combat the elements at CES 2025 ...

In our solar system, Earth is one of only three worlds that sees temperatures above 32 degrees Fahrenheit, while other ...

Pluto and Charon may have formed through a “kiss and capture” mechanism, with the two icy bodies colliding and becoming ...

A NASA postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems ...

Explore the depths of space through Hubble’s latest snapshot from Hydra, revealing distant galaxies and the mesmerizing ...