TUCSON, Ariz. — How did Pluto end up with its largest moon, Charon? Like many entanglements, it started with a kiss. New research from the University of Arizona details a “kiss and capture ...

Using NASA New Horizons spacecraft data and digital elevation models of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, mission scientists ...

According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to ...

who discovered [Pluto's moon] Charon in the 1970s. "For me, it's definitely the community around Pluto. Yes, I work at the place where it was discovered, but every day I walk past the office where ...

It orbits Pluto at an average distance of 19,570 km. While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps ...

Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — How did Pluto end up with its largest moon, Charon? Like many entanglements, it started with a kiss. New research from the University of Arizona details a “kiss and capture” mechanism ...

Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Astronomers have long thought that Charon, the largest moon of Pluto, formed after a collision in the early solar system. New simulations of that encounter have found that ...

New research suggests the Moon may still be geologically active, as 266 newly discovered wrinkle ridges indicate recent surface changes. The study estimates these ridges formed within the last 160 ...

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 ...