Charon is large in size relative to Pluto ... formed Earth’s moon? The sizes of Pluto and Charon meant that it was difficult to work out how they “didn’t just merge like two blobs of ...

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, ...

This composite image of Pluto ... moon. In previous models, Charon formed in a similar fashion to Earth's moon: The theory goes that a Mars-sized planet whacked a primitive version of Earth like ...

But rather than smashing into pieces, Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, briefly spun together like a celestial snowman before separating, forever linked in orbit. The surprising scenario is drawn ...

Pluto has five ... sticking to it like a snowman (the “capture”). The two bodies would have stayed mostly intact and then later separated into Pluto and its biggest moon.

Pluto, considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was reclassified to dwarf planet status in 2006, is thought to have undergone an impact that broke off the largest of its five moons ...

Whether you're diving into creative endeavors or realigning your goals, February is all about letting the winds of change ...

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

A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system ... two tiny moons that look like potatoes, while the moons ...

Unlike Earth, where the moon orbited the planet, Pluto and Charon orbited each other and these icy bodies were found in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune. A study into the phenomenon of the planet ...

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