Pluto, a distant and fascinating dwarf planet, has revealed more of its secrets. Thanks to New Horizons, discover stunning ...

This once-in-a-generation shift is a pivotal power play in a saga that will unfold in the years and decades to come.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket set the tiny probe on its nine-year journey to the icy dwarf planet. This mission marked the first time a spacecraft was sent to explore Pluto, providing ...

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

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured Pluto and its biggest moon ... experts have come to think of the dwarf planet as much more scientifically valuable. Rather than a cold, featureless ball ...

Recent simulations link the creation of Pluto and its moon Charon to a colossal impact, akin to the Earth-Moon origin, ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of planetary collision called “kiss-and-capture,” where Pluto and proto-Charon briefly connected and spun together before separating into their current orbital ...

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 ...

Lowell Observatory will be hosting the 2025 I Heart Pluto Festival from Feb. 13 to 17, celebrating the planet and its ...

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with ...

NASA launched the New Horizons probe which would provide never-before-seen images of the dwarf planet, its moons and other objects.