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Scientists stunned after learning Pluto and its biggest moon collided billions of years ago: ‘Raises a lot of interesting questions’
New research suggests Pluto may have had a “kiss” with its largest moon billions of years ago in a harmless collision. The report, published in “Nature Geoscience,” describes how the ...
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Pluto’s Weirdly Big Moon May Have Come From A ‘Kiss And Capture’
Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Pluto has five moons, but Charon stands out from the rest. Charon is half the size of Pluto, “making it the largest known moon relative ...
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How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'
"We were definitely surprised by the 'kiss' part of kiss-and-capture. There hasn't really been a kind of impact before where the two bodies only temporarily merge before re-separating!" New ...
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You think it’s cold? The winter storm is nothing compared to these icy worlds
New Horizons scientists use enhanced color images to detect differences in the composition and texture of Pluto’s surface. (Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI) Most of the planets in our solar system have ...