A 6-planet alignment or parade will form an arc in the early night sky, peaking in it's visibility January 17th and 18th. We ...
This week, uncover some of the oldest ice on Earth, follow a dinosaur highway, learn how Pluto sealed the capture of its moon ...
Since New Horizons' close encounter with Pluto 10 years ago, experts have come to think of the dwarf planet as much more ...
The concept of Planet X, or Planet Nine, has captivated astronomers for decades. This hypothetical planet, theorized to be ...
There are eight official planets (sorry, Pluto) in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...
Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...
Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...
Pluto and Charon may have formed through a “kiss and capture” mechanism, with the two icy bodies colliding and becoming ...
Eris was discovered. It was considered the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system until a year later when Pluto was ...
Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies ...
The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...
Pluto and its largest moon Charon could have come together via a 10-hour “kiss-and-capture” encounter after a grazing ...