Of the five dwarf planets in the Solar System – including Eris, Ceres, Makemake, and Haumea – Pluto is easily the best-known ...

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed interesting details about the largest moon of Pluto, Charon, that contains new chemicals on its surface. Recently discovered, this study conducted ...

Pluto may have been downgraded from full-planet status, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hold a special place in scientist's ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft took us to Pluto for the first time in July 2015. Scientists are astonished by the incredible features they've observed on the dwarf ...

Scientists are hoping to use the craters dotting Pluto’s and Charon’s surfaces to take a survey of the Kuiper belt population and reconstruct how it has changed over time. Although tricky to ...

In June 2016, NASA released a new photo of Charon, one of Pluto's moons, which shows a deep crack that is actually longer and deeper than the Grand Canyon. Produced by Arielle Berger. Original ...

The first high-resolution images sent back by Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft are already making scientists rethink their ideas about Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. They used to believe the ...

Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Pluto's Moon Charon Oct. 1, 2024 — Astronomers have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's largest moon ...

Nine Years Later It Become A WorldBy Jamie Carter Pluto, 40 times farther from the sun than the Earth and in an orbital dance with its slightly smaller moon Charon, was demoted to dwarf planet ...