As a result of the International Astronomical Union’s 2006 demotion of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet, our solar system ...

This “kiss and capture” process could rewrite how we understand the birth of moons and planets far from the sun. Pluto and Charon ... acts as a natural laboratory for understanding angular ...

Ever wonder how NASA captures stunning images from deep space probes? Interplanetary scientist John Spencer takes us behind ...

Even though it’s hidden from view, the New Moon marks the start of a brand-new lunar cycle—and symbolically, a fresh ...

US growth likely to slow to 1.6% this year, hobbled by Trump's trade wars, OECD says. U.S. economic growth will slow to 1.6% this year from 2.8% last year as President ...

The first observations of Pluto by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal dramatic phenomena on its surface, like ...

The first observations of Pluto by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope ... and material being pulled from its very atmosphere onto its main satellite, Charon—an eerie interaction that happens ...

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...

The newly discovered object, named 2017 OF201, has a 25,000-year orbit and is believed to be a large contender for dwarf ...