Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...

Stunning pictures of Mercury have been published revealing the sunlit plains and possibly icy craters of the smallest planet ...

Scientists propose Pluto and its moon Charon formed through a "kiss and capture" event 4.5 billion years ago, challenging ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft is due to start orbiting Mercury next year, but a recent flyby has captured breathtaking images of ...

“Because Pluto is rotating rapidly prior to the collision, and because Charon lies mostly outside of their corotation zone, ...

Pluto and Charon are in a region of the outer solar system beyond Neptune called the Kuiper belt, which makes them both rocky ...

Imagine setting off on a road trip that doesn’t just take you through charming towns, but through an entire solar system – ...