A Triple Star System Yields an Unusual Surviving Star Unlike our Sun, which exists alone, at least half of the stars in our ...

Judging age in anime and manga can be weird sometimes. From the differences in school systems, the different art styles, and ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of planetary collision called “kiss-and-capture,” where Pluto and proto-Charon briefly connected and spun together before separating into their current orbital ...

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, ...

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Do habitable exoplanets exist that possess life as we know it? Scientists have pondered this longstanding question ever since ...

If you’re looking for an activity with the kids or during February vacation, the Connecticut Science Center is open, which features an incredible new exhibit all ...

It’s divided into sections with names like “Lunar Lunch” and “Extraterrestrial Dinner,” because why settle for boring old ...

Arrokoth is composed of two separate bodies, 3 and 9 miles across. In the distant past they rotated so slowly about each other that their mutual gravitational attraction caused them to come together ...

Robotic vehicles from Firefly Aerospace of Texas and Ispace of Japan parted ways early Wednesday after being launched on the ...

The larger moons of Pluto and Earth likely formed through a collisional process with Charon and our moon, respectively, rather than by gravitationally capturing them. Due to Pluto and Charon's rocky, ...