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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), operated by NASA, has uncovered intriguing new details about Charon—Pluto’s largest moon—including the presence of previously undetected surface chemicals. This ...

To better understand how objects form in the outer solar system, Dr. Silvia Protopapa from the Southwest Research Institute analyzed JWST's observations of Charon. While no new images have been taken ...

A composite image of Pluto (foreground) and Charon (background), comprising images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, shows the striking color differences of the two bodies. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI ...

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Pluto might have hogged much of the spotlight historically, but the dwarf planet is actually part of a double act, alongside its biggest satellite, Charon. A new analysis suggests that Pluto used its ...

Billions of years ago, in the icy outskirts of our solar system, two celestial bodies collided. Instead of a catastrophic destruction, they united briefly, spinning together like a cosmic snowman.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, astronomers have tried to determine how Pluto acquired its unusually large moon Charon, which is about half the size ...