Today, I must share a big news from the field of astronomy! The Webb Telescope has recently made a significant discovery by ...

The dwarf planet Pluto and its five known natural satellites (Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra) may be frigid, but ...

"Makemake is one of the largest and brightest icy worlds beyond Neptune, and its surface is dominated by frozen methane," said Silvia Protopapa, lead author, in a statement. "The Webb telescope has ...

Two of Pluto's midsize moons may be made of the guts of its largest moon, Charon, new research suggests.

Today, let's talk about Pluto and Charon; these two have quite the story! Did you know that their 10-hour "intimate encounter" has shaken the field of astronomy to its core?

Moon Dancer winery is back open for business after the state Supreme Court granted an emergency motion to allow it to remain open while it continues its legal fight, according to a news release. The ...

Astronomers using the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus, according to NASA. The discovery boosts the number of moons known to ...

In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her colleagues opted for the name Persephone, after Pluto's wife and "queen of the ...

What processes during the formation of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially led to it having cryovolcanism, and even an internal ocean? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and ...

Remember Pluto, the dwarf planet who lost its planetary status back in 2006? Well if there’s one other thing you should know ...

Pluto seemed hopelessly cold and distant until 2015, when NASA’s New Horizons space probe beamed back images of the giant heart-shaped mark that dominates the dwarf planet’s surface. Now researchers ...

For decades, astronomers have tried to determine how Pluto acquired its unusually large moon Charon, which is about half the size of the dwarf planet. Now, new research suggests that Pluto and Charon ...