Since New Horizons' close encounter with Pluto 10 years ago, experts have come to think of the dwarf planet as much more ...

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

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

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

Pluto landed its largest moon, Charon, with a 'kiss'—overturning decades of scientific ... "Most planetary collision scenarios are classified as 'hit and run' or 'graze and merge'," explained NASA ...

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

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, ...

The NASA New Horizons' high-resolution enhanced color view captured a detailed perspective of the rocky, icy moon Charon. - ...

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 ...

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

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