The love story between Pluto and Charon may have started with a kiss. A new study suggests the dwarf planet and its ... Moon are warmer and more gooey, especially during the early Solar System 4.5 ...

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto turns out to have as much complexity as Mars or Earth, so much so that I ...

Scientists have uncovered a new theory to explain how Pluto and its largest moon, Charon ... in an ancient "kiss and capture" event around 4.5 billion years ago. This brief encounter — lasting ...

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This year also marks the 10th anniversary of Pluto's first dedicated flyby mission. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft zoomed by the small world and its moons, providing the first high-resolution images ...

(Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated how far Pluto is from the sun. The correct number is 3.7 billion miles.) What was discovered in Flagstaff, Arizona, and killed off in Prague?

An curved arrow pointing right. See what's so weird about Pluto and its moons. Produced by Emmanuel Ocbazghi. Original reporting by Jessica Orwig. Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from Science ...

This year also marks the 10th anniversary of Pluto's first dedicated flyby mission. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft zoomed by the small world and its moons, providing the first high-resolution ...