The other four moons in the system ... Charon is unusual because it is the largest moon in the solar system compared with its parent body. In fact, Charon and Pluto are so similar in size ...

The larger moons of Pluto and Earth likely formed through a collisional process with Charon and our moon, respectively, ...

While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps being classified as a dwarf planet in its own right, ...

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with ...

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 ...

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

Unlike how scientists believe Earth's moon formed billions of years ago, Pluto and its biggest moon, Charon, didn't have a ...

Charon and Earth’s moon are both a large fraction of the size of the main body they orbit, which is unlike other smaller ...

“The only comparable system is Earth and its moon.” Charon is about ... Pluto’s four other known moons — Nix, Styx, Kerberos and Hydra — which are tiny compared with Charon and were ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

recently took a closer look at Pluto’s moon Charon, where it helped scientists to make a surprising discovery. Charon, the largest and most well-studied of Pluto’s five moons, was first ...

Credit: NASA/Robert Lea (created with Canva) New research suggests that billions of years ago, Pluto may have captured its largest moon, Charon ... also have large moons, so it seems like this ...