New simulations propose a 'Kiss and Capture' scenario to explain the evolution of the dwarf planet and its main moon.

This composite of enhanced color images of Pluto (lower right) and Charon (upper left), was taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft as it passed through the Pluto system on July 14, 2015.

It was not until 1994 that the Hubble Space Telescope produced the first image of both Pluto and Charon with clear space between them. Christy's discovery was important because the existence of ...

This composite image of Pluto, right, and Charon, its largest moon, showcases photos captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015. Credit: NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI Unlike how scientists ...

Pluto Cazimi occurs on Monday, January 20, in Aquarius as the alchemist of the cosmos crosses into the heart of the Sun. This ...

New models suggest Pluto and Charon formed from a giant impact, hinting at ongoing geological activity and hidden oceans on Pluto. This composite of enhanced color images of Pluto (lower right) and ...

Former civil servant and avid photographer Yeo Whee Jim, who is no longer able to take photos due to neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has published a photobook of his images, ...

Enhanced images of Pluto (right) and Charon (left), taken by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015. Distance is not to scale. (Credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ...

This composite image of Pluto, right, and Charon, its largest moon, showcases photos captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015. Unlike how scientists believe Earth's moon formed ...