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 about ...

Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...

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 ...

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

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

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.