“Because Pluto is rotating rapidly prior to the collision, and because Charon lies mostly outside of their corotation zone, ...

They needed some space. New research suggests Pluto may have had a “kiss” with its largest moon billions of years ago in a ...

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.

Unlike Earth, where the Moon orbits the planet, Pluto and Charon orbit each other, forming a binary system that is more ...

For decades, astronomers suspected that Pluto and Charon formed through a process similar to Earth and the Moon. This theory, ...

A new theory about Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, could alter how planetary systems are taught in U.S. schools. Scientists ...

The Space Coast is in for a possible double-header. Hours after New Glenn launches on its first flight, SpaceX plans to ...

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. The European Space Agency released ...

外太空虽然是无边无际的，但这并没有阻止人类试图在那里实施自己的法律。人类去太空旅行的方式比以往任何时候都多，未来几十年很可能会看到美中两国再次将人类送上月球。