New study reveals Pluto and Charon’s origin: a unique "kiss and capture" collision redefines how binary systems form.

From giant TVs to smart bird feeders, laptops, to powerful speakers, the BestReviews team parsed through thousands of new, ...

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

The fastest-spinning white dwarf ever discovered is a shrinking cosmic vampire feasting on a stellar companion. A feeding ...

The surface features of neutron stars are largely unknown. Nuclear theorists explored mountain building mechanisms active on ...

In a recent study, an Italian astronomer has investigated the nature of a binary system known as HD 49798/RX J0648.0–4418.

The ring might have acted like a giant sunshade, causing a cooling effect that might have unleashed an ice age.

The Webb Telescope reveals new insights into icy planetesimals, shedding light on the early solar system's evolution.

Parker Solar Probe launched in 2018, heading to the centre of our solar system. It had already swept past the Sun 21 times, getting ever nearer, but the Christmas Eve visit was record-breaking.

After years of braving the heat and dust of the inner solar system, taking blasts of solar energy and radiation that no spacecraft has ever seen, Parker Solar Probe continues to thrive." ...

The spacecraft flew within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface to "touch the sun" on Christmas Eve. NASA's Parker Solar Probe is alive! Two days after a historic ...