Using advanced models, SwRI led new research that indicates that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. In the resulting “kiss-and-capture” regime, Pluto and ...

The first close-ups of Pluto and Charon from the New Horizons spacecraft's historic flyby yesterday have revealed some surprises, NASA scientists said today. New images of Pluto and its moons Charon ...

At 7:49 a.m. EDT on Tuesday morning, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Pluto. It was a moment for the history books. But if you missed it, there's good news. Thanks to this ...

For decades, Pluto remained one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system, until July 14, 2015, when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft became the first mission to visit it up close, capturing ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Little Pluto is a little bigger than anyone imagined. On the eve of NASA's historic flyby of Pluto, scientists announced Monday that the New Horizons spacecraft has nailed the ...

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WASHINGTON – There’s a chaotic dance going on at the far end of our solar system, involving Pluto and five of its closest friends, a new study finds. Hubble Space Telescope images of Pluto, its ...

There's a chaotic dance going on at the far end of our solar system, involving Pluto and five of its closest friends, a new study finds. Hubble Space Telescope images of Pluto, its largest moon Charon ...

Nasa's spacecraft New Horizons soared past Pluto at 12:50 BST on 13 July After a tense wait, its first post-flyby communication was received at 01:52 BST on 14 July The probe's historic early pictures ...

With New Horizons' flyby of Pluto, spacecraft launched by humans have now visited the nine biggest planets (dwarf or otherwise) orbiting the sun. Publications such as the New York Times have called ...