Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...

Unlike how scientists believe Earth's moon formed billions of years ago, Pluto and its biggest moon, Charon, didn't have a ...

They needed some space. New research suggests Pluto may have had a “kiss” with its largest moon billions of years ago in a harmless collision. The report, published in “Nature ...

Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...

"We were definitely surprised by the 'kiss' part of kiss-and-capture. There hasn't really been a kind of impact before where ...

Pluto and Charon's origin story has been rewritten by a recent study, revealing they formed from a unique "kiss and capture" ...

Pluto and Charon may have formed through a “kiss and capture” mechanism, with the two icy bodies colliding and becoming ...

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.

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

Simulations suggest Pluto and its largest moon may have gently stuck together for a few hours before Charon settled into a ...

A new study suggests that the origin of Pluto's largest moon was quite different than our own. Here's what you need to know.

Explore the transformative power of Pluto in Sagittarius. Discover its impact on personal growth, beliefs, and adventure in ...