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.

Unlike Earth, where the Moon orbits the planet, Pluto and Charon orbit each other, forming a binary system that is more ...

Firefly Aerospace will team up with NASA to explore the lunar surface's Gruithuisen Domes, using sophisticated instruments ...

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A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...

This year will mark a turning point in humanity’s relationship with the moon, as we begin to lay the foundations for a ...

NASA develops miniature underwater robot to explore Jupiters icy moons NASAs innovation focuses on a compact submersible for ...

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Using a technique called stereo photogrammetry, researchers at Langley will use the overlapping images to produce a 3D view of the surface. Image courtesy of Firefly. Say cheese again, Moon. We're ...

Planetary scientists believe the moon's surface may have "remelted" around 4.35 billion years ago, masking much older lunar features beneath. The moon is thought to have formed when Earth collided ...

(Credit: Alexey Chizhik/Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research) Much about the Moon remains shrouded in mystery, including its age. Analyses of samples brought back from the lunar surface ...