By Jonathan O’Callaghan Some 4.5 billion years ago ... a grand do-si-do that resulted in Pluto and its quintet of moons orbiting the sun together today. Astronomers have long wondered how ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Charon is the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto ... Christy had been imaging Pluto with the USNO's 1.5-meter (4.9-foot) telescope. Because Pluto is so far from the sun — more than 3 ...

While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps being classified as a dwarf planet in its own right, ...

Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a subsurface ocean on the icy dwarf planet.

A new theory about Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, could alter how planetary systems are taught in U.S. schools. Scientists suggest that 4.5 billion years ago, Pluto and Charon experienced a "kiss and ...

The Aries Moon helps to bring courage and decisive action as it aligns with Pluto in Aquarius starting January 5. Pluto in Aquarius has been especially active since the start of 2025 as it moved ...

A new theory about Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, could alter how planetary systems are taught in U.S. schools. Scientists suggest that 4.5 billion years ago, Pluto and Charon experienced a "kiss ...