Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon
Pluto may have captured its moon Charon with a kiss
Pluto and Charon’s meet-cute may have started with a kiss. New computer simulations of the dwarf planet and its largest moon suggest that the pair got together in a “kiss-and-capture” collision, where the two bodies briefly joined up before settling into their current positions.
Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have calculated a new system for measuring lunar time. While not needed ...
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.
A rare Black Moon will rise at the end of the year, and it will give both professional and amateur astronomers a great opportunity to view some far-away celestial bodies.
A large team of researchers with varied backgrounds at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found evidence of a weak magnetic ...
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A rare black moon will appear in the sky on December 30, making it a perfect night to go stargazing. Here's what you need to ...
Before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could sustain ...
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What temperature is the moon?"The temperature just wildly swings from extremely hot to extremely cold," John Monnier, a professor of astronomy at the ...
Next week, a new lander will be launched to the moon carrying NASA science instruments as part of the agency’s push to incorporate more private companies into its lunar program. Firefly Aerospace has ...
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