"The data from the termination shock encounter will be a treasure trove for space physicists worldwide who are eager to ...

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...

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 ...

Asteroids, comets and Kuiper belt are bodies smaller than planets that orbit the sun. Asteroids are composed of metals and rock, whereas comets also contain ice and dust. The Kuiper belt is a ...

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 ...

The cost of cable continues to rise, but streaming services aren't getting much cheaper, either. Before you pony up even more cash to subscribe to yet another platform, stop and consider all of ...

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there. Astronomers zoomed in on a stellar behemoth in the ...

The researchers also simulated the collision of Orcus and Vanth, another pair of co-orbiting icy objects out beyond Neptune’s orbit with a mass ratio similar to that of Pluto and Charon.

Most moons orbit their planets, but Pluto and Charon are different—they revolve around a point in space between them! 🔄 Why does this happen, and what did NASA’s New Horizons mission reveal ...

There are a significant number of words, phrases and acronyms that appear when talking about race and ethnicity which often change depending on the context of the conversation. Language is ...

In the modern town of Pamukkale, known for its hot springs in southwestern Turkey, archaeologists discovered in 2013 the stone archway known as Pluto's Gate, believed to be the oldest Gate to Hell ...