The researchers theorize that these far-off remnants could either be deposits of silica-rich material that have hung around ...

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.

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Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing the majesty of the solar system, including the Milky Way, and its billions of ...

January 5, 2005, is an astronomical anniversary that is not really marked but should be. It saw the discovery of dwarf planet ...

Overturning decades of assumptions about how Charon formed, researchers have revealed an entirely new form of cosmic collision.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — In 2025, Hawai ʻ i will experience numerous opportunities for skywatchers to observe a variety of ...

The Moon held on to its magnetic field for most of its life — which could mean less lunar water available to future astronauts than expected.

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