According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to ...

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Discover the real reason behind Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the science that led to this change.

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

A new analysis suggests that Pluto used its gravity to entice Charon into this pas de deux, hugging the smaller body close before the two split into a whirling pair — a mechanism dubbed ‘kiss ...

Since then, Jesus has not wept again despite humanity’s continuing misbehaviour since He left. Jesus has not wept since ...

In a nutshell 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 ...

The capsule rotated mid-flight to replicate Moon gravity for research payloads ... A new study suggests Pluto's largest moon, Charon, may have formed through a unique "kiss and capture" event ...

captured by their mutual gravity. This relatively gentle kiss and capture process allows both objects to retain their original size. When proto-Charon impacts proto-Pluto, they eventually ...

For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...

“You just pick if you want to be on Pluto, Mars or the Moon,” Zima said as she demonstrated a fun activity called Gravity Jump. Folks can take a leap and see the gravity in space versus the ...