The story behind Pluto's huge moon bodes well for distant ocean worlds
Using computer models, researchers studying Pluto and its moon, Charon, have discovered an unforeseen kind of cosmic ...
Pluto’s Weirdly Big Moon May Have Come From A ‘Kiss And Capture’
Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies ...
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Pluto in Sagittarius: What It Means for You and the Zodiac
Explore the transformative power of Pluto in Sagittarius. Discover its impact on personal growth, beliefs, and adventure in ...
Image of the week: Pluto and Charon's fascinating embrace
New simulations propose a 'Kiss and Capture' scenario to explain the evolution of the dwarf planet and its main moon.
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Pluto ‘kissed’ its moon and captured it in orbit
Billions of years ago, two icy worlds—Pluto and Chron—collided in the farthest reaches of our solar system. But rather than ...
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Here’s how Pluto and Charon became a bizarre double planet
For decades, astronomers suspected that Pluto and Charon formed through a process similar to Earth and the Moon. This theory, ...
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Pluto and its Moon Charon Formed Through a Cosmic “Kiss and Capture”
Until now, the thinking was that Pluto and Charon formed like Earth and our Moon. New research has flipped that script.
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NASA's New Horizons releases first images of entire new world
LOS ANGELES: Scientists from NASA's New Horizons mission on Wednesday released the first detailed images of the most distant object ever ... from the Sun and 1 billion miles (about 1.6 billion km) ...
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What does 2025’s first full moon hold for your star sign? Emotions run high as Wolf Moon battles call for balance in the new year
The first full moon of 2025 is set to bring with it emotional overload as moody Cancer battles it out with the calling for ...
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How to Set Intentions in 2025, According to Your Zodiac Sign
It’s officially time to embrace the clean-slate energy that 2025 is bringing. At the start of every year, I make it a point ...
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A Novel ‘Kiss and Capture’ Event Gave Pluto Its Largest Moon, Charon, New Study Suggests
Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...