In a study published recently in Nature Geoscience, researchers unveiled a new theory explaining the formation of Charon, Pluto's largest moon. The team from the University of Arizona proposed ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft took us to Pluto for the first time in July 2015. Scientists are astonished by the incredible features they've observed on the dwarf ...

The trans-Neptunian object Altjira, 44 times farther from the Sun than Earth is, could be the second known trinary, ...

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But on Charon, Pluto's nearest moon, they found this most familiar of geological features. There was more, on Pluto itself, that recalled the American mid-west. Dark streaks on Pluto's plains ...

An curved arrow pointing right. See what's so weird about Pluto and its moons. Produced by Emmanuel Ocbazghi. Original reporting by Jessica Orwig. Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from Science ...

This is the story of Pluto, a planet that has been removed from the solar system and is wandering alone in the vastness of space, and its satellite, Charon, which hovers around Pluto.

I have been working with my research advisor, Leslie Young (Southwest Research Institute), on surface spectra of Pluto, Charon, and Triton. Upcoming and ongoing work includes reduction of Keck/OSIRIS ...