Scientists have discovered a new type of planetary collision called “kiss-and-capture,” where Pluto and proto-Charon briefly connected and spun together before separating into their current orbital ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

Italian scientists have drawn from thermodynamic principles to prevent a famous pasta from turning into a gooey mess.

Jan. 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. Both systems include a moon that is a large ...

Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies engaged in a celestial kiss and tango.

It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay ...

Astronomers have traced two mysterious fast radio bursts from space to wildly different places, which suggests the phenomenon ...