How Pluto and Charon Were Born From a Giant Collision
Recent simulations link the creation of Pluto and its moon Charon to a colossal impact, akin to the Earth-Moon origin, ...
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Planetary science discovery explains Pluto's formation
Billions of years ago, in the icy outskirts of the solar system, a dramatic collision forged the unusual pairing of Pluto and ...
Why freezing cold worlds could be our best bet for alien life in the solar system
New research underscores the physics of potential oceans on moons like Europa and Enceladus where aliens could hide ...
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Pluto and Charon formed through a 'kiss and capture' collision
New study reveals Pluto and Charon’s origin: a unique "kiss and capture" collision redefines how binary systems form.
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JWST reveals surprising surface chemistry is occurring on Pluto's moon Charon
This discovery comes on the heels of the 2023 detection of CO 2 on Jupiter's moon Europa, and adds a new chapter in the study ...
Scientists stunned after learning Pluto and its biggest moon collided billions of years ago: ‘Raises a lot of interesting questions’
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 Geoscience,” describes how the minuscule dwarf ...
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How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'
Credit: NASA/Robert Lea (created with Canva) New research suggests that billions of years ago, Pluto may have captured its ...
"Kiss and capture": New theory explains how Pluto captured its biggest moon
“Because Pluto is rotating rapidly prior to the collision, and because Charon lies mostly outside of their corotation zone, ...
Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss
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.
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Astronomers have for decades tried to figure out how Pluto captured its largest moon. Now, there’s a new theory
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