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

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, ...

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

“The only comparable system is Earth and its moon.” Charon is about 750 miles across, while Pluto is nearly 1,500 miles in diameter. That proportion in sizes suggests that a number of ...

A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system ... ocean beneath its icy surface. "Even if Pluto starts ...

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 ...

While the moon clearly orbits Earth, Pluto and Charon orbit each other ... the start of a new geological era for Pluto, whose surface we observed in 2015 with the New Horizons space probe.

For billions of years, Pluto and its largest moon Charon have been facing each other ... role in shaping the features we see on Pluto’s surface today.” The team is planning on carrying out ...