While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps being classified as a dwarf planet in its own right, ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of planetary collision called “kiss-and-capture,” where Pluto and proto-Charon briefly connected and spun together before separating into their current orbital ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

Participants at this year’s Joint Mathematics Meetings explored everything from the role of A.I. to the hyperbolic design of ...

Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth ...

It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay ...

Astronomers have traced two mysterious fast radio bursts from space to wildly different places, which suggests the phenomenon ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 27, 2025, the moon is 28 days old, in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 3% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...