University of Arizona researchers have unveiled evidence of romance at the farthest reaches of the solar system: a cosmic ...

Recent simulations link the creation of Pluto and its moon Charon to a colossal impact, akin to the Earth-Moon origin, ...

When Pluto enters your friends and community sector on Nov. 19, you will likely notice an uptick in pressure to get more ...

New study reveals Pluto and Charon’s origin: a unique "kiss and capture" collision redefines how binary systems form.

The first definition would allow Pluto, along with Ceres and all of Pluto's co-orbital friends, to become planets. The latter ...

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.