A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered ...

A research team has discovered another piece in the puzzle of the formation of the Moon and water on Earth. The prevailing theory was that the Moon was the result of a collision between the early ...

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

The study suggests that the Moon likely formed largely from Earth's mantle material — with minimal involvement from Theia.

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.

This “kiss and capture” mechanism offers a fresh perspective on planetary formation, particularly about Pluto and its largest ...

A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered another piece in the ...

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Since New Horizons' close encounter with Pluto 10 years ago, experts have come to think of the dwarf planet as much more ...

Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...

Eons ago, in the frigid depths of our solar system, a dramatic collision occurred between two icy worlds. Instead of a catastrophic smash-up, the two bodies "kissed," merging temporarily like a ...