A new theory proposes that Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, was formed billions of years ago through a rare "kiss-and-capture" collision in the Kuiper Belt. This process involves two icy bodies briefly ...

Although Seeing in the Dark doesn't directly discuss Pluto, it does celebrate the joy of observing planets. Viewers who watch the show may wonder what happened to Pluto in 2006 and whether any of the ...

The New Horizons spacecraft is only hours away from its closest approach to Pluto. It’s hoped the brief encounter will help answer many questions about the oddball member of our solar system. Pluto is ...

US Space agency NASA recently shared a picture of Pluto which has now gone viral for its stunning imagery. The new image shows Pluto’s varied surfaces from planes to mountains in different colours ...

Capping years of intense debate, astronomers resolved today (Aug. 24) to demote Pluto in a wholesale redefinition of planethood that is being billed as a victory of scientific reasoning over historic ...

Pluto TV announced its "Diane Keaton Remembered" collection on Monday. The free-to-watch collection features 15 movies starring Keaton, who died Saturday. Science News // 4 months ago Pluto photos ...

The common questions usually strike the minds of common people regarding celestial objects, including stars, planets, comets, asteroids, meteor, pulsar, galaxy etc and how they have been discovered ...

The mission and why our first real look at Pluto might help explain the mysterious icy ‘doughnut’ around our Solar System. It will be the first spacecraft to visit Pluto It is the furthest a craft has ...

The vast, craterless plain appears to be no more than 100 million years old, and is possibly still being shaped by geologic processes Exciting, sharp and clear analysis of the trends that matter, ...

NASA's New Horizons mission data along with novel laboratory experiments and exospheric modelling has helped scientists to reveal the likely composition of the red cap on Pluto's moon Charon and how ...

Trapped gas could be tainting the north pole of Pluto’s moon Charon dark red. After last summer’s Pluto flyby, the New Horizons spacecraft started sending data back to Earth – at 2 kilobits per second ...