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

not a planet and moon. Charon is smaller than Earth's moon. In fact, Pluto is smaller than Earth's moon, too. Charon is 753 miles (1,212 km) across, Pluto is 1,477 (2,377 km) wide, and Earth's ...

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...

Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth ...

The findings, published earlier this month in the journal Nature Geoscience, challenge the widely accepted notion that Pluto and Charon formed the same way the Earth and moon did, with a ...