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, ...

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

Marcus Chown’s “A Crack in Everything” is a journey through space and time with the people studying one of the most enigmatic ...

7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system ... exploration on Mars deserve cataloging ...

A new study suggests Pluto's largest moon, Charon, may have formed through a ... while NASA’s Perseverance found evidence of ancient life on Mars. The Europa Clipper launched to investigate ...

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

Here’s how it works. Charon is the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, but calling it a moon is really a misnomer; Pluto and Charon actually form a binary system. Whereas a moon usually ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

On the evening of Jan. 13, there will be a very special kind of eclipse of the planet Mars by the Moon. This type of eclipse is called an occultation, which occurs when the Moon or other celestial ...

On Jan. 13, the night of the full Wolf Moon, an infrequent event occurred known as a lunar occultation of Mars. This happens when the moon passes directly in front of Mars, temporarily hiding the ...

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump vowed on Jan 20 to “plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars” but made no mention of Nasa’s planned return to the Moon, heightening speculation ...