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

But an ironic consequence was that images of the slow ... that Eris is slightly smaller than Pluto, with an equatorial diameter 1,445 miles (2,326 km) and a surface area roughly equivalent to ...

Pluto seemed hopelessly cold and distant until 2015, when NASA’s New Horizons space probe beamed back images of the giant heart-shaped mark that dominates the dwarf planet’s surface.

(AFP via Getty Images) In Pluto's case ... raising the possibility that a liquid ocean might exist under Pluto's icy surface. That's remarkable for a frigid world so far away from the sun.

Jan. 17, 2025 — Astrophysicists have imaged a large number of exocomet belts around nearby stars, and the tiny pebbles within them. The crystal-clear images show ... Jan. 16, 2025 — A research ...

Geologically, the surface of the hemisphere seen ... Mean Radius and Shape of Pluto and Charon from New Horizons Images', Icarus, Vol 287, pages 12–29 (2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com ...

This composite of enhanced color images of Pluto (lower right ... to explore how this new formation scenario relates to the unique features we see on Pluto’s surface today. “We’re particularly ...

Kids can have realistic experiences in outer space as they climb inside a rover based on a NASA spacecraft at the Long Island ...

NASA was formed in 1958 "to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for ...

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This composite of enhanced color images of Pluto (lower right ... is thought to be geologically active and may have a liquid ocean beneath its icy surface. “Even if Pluto starts out really cold, which ...