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

Credit: NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI Unlike how scientists believe Earth's moon formed billions of years ago, Pluto and its biggest moon, Charon, didn't have a messy breakup. New computer simulations show ...

When astronomers found a large world farther out than Pluto, it became one of the final nails in the coffin of our ninth ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Burrowing under soil opens up a whole new world, especially when that soil is on other planets. Getting under the top layer ...

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, ...

During their excavation of the site in 2013, archaeologists reported witnessing several birds dropping dead after flying too ...

If a few Republican senators like Bill Cassidy, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Todd Young and Susan Collins vote them down, ...

Pluto-Charon formation scenario mimics Earth-Moon system. ScienceDaily . Retrieved January 30, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250107140904.htm ...

Just as Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars move through the signs of the zodiac as they orbit, so do the outer planets.

High winds, hundreds of lightyears away! Dan Smith shows just how fast one planet's jet stream is moving. 🪐💨 ...