Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with ...

Using computer models, researchers studying Pluto and its moon, Charon, have discovered an unforeseen kind of cosmic ...

Astronomers have long wondered how Charon, the largest of those moons ... “The only comparable system is Earth and its moon.” Charon is about 750 miles across, while Pluto is nearly 1,500 ...

NASA was formed in 1958 "to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for ...

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

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.

The first full moon of 2025 will reach peak illumination Monday at 5:27 p.m. EST, according to NASA, rising from the eastern ...

Pluto can be thought of as being part of a binary system with its biggest satellite, Charon (pictured). Scientists have long thought that this system formed as the result of a collision between ...

Keep your eyes on the sky this upcoming year for a chance to spot breathtaking meteor showers, a special view of Saturn and a ...

Tonight (Jan. 13), bright Mars will disappear behind the full Wolf Moon for several hours before reappearing on the other ...