A New Moon is a common lunar event that happens every 29.5 days. These lunations are part of the synodic month measured from ...

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"We were definitely surprised by the 'kiss' part of kiss-and-capture. There hasn't really been a kind of impact before where the two bodies only temporarily merge before re-separating!" ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of planetary collision called “kiss-and-capture,” where Pluto and proto-Charon briefly ...

Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Pluto has five moons, but Charon stands out from the rest. Charon is half the size of Pluto, “making it the largest known moon relative ...

"Something big hits Pluto, and you get Charon, but like with the Earth-moon system, we don't fully ... but since they're all different in their compositions and mass, it's critical to learn ...

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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, ...

Unlike how scientists believe Earth's moon formed billions ... That made all the difference, Denton said. The simulation showed that Pluto and its impactor didn't merge, lose a lot of material ...

For decades, astronomers have tried to determine how Pluto acquired its unusually large moon Charon, which is about half the size of the dwarf planet. Now, new research suggests that Pluto and ...