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Pluto’s Weirdly Big Moon May Have Come From A ‘Kiss And Capture’

Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies engaged in a celestial kiss and tango.

The New York Times · 2h

Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.

Astronomy on MSN · 1d

Pluto may have ‘kissed’ Charon to capture it

New models reveal Pluto and Charon may have spent some of their early history locked together in an embrace after a grazing collision.

The Jerusalem Post on MSN · 6h

'Kiss and capture': Scientists propose new explanation for Charon, Pluto's largest moon

Unlike Earth, where the Moon orbits the planet, Pluto and Charon orbit each other, forming a binary system that is more similar to the Earth-moon system than any other moon in the solar system.

Astronomy on MSN2d

Does Planet Nine exist?

The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...

Scientific American22d

We May Be on the Brink of Finding the Real Planet Nine

If Brown’s hidden world is real, Rubin will almost certainly find it or strong indirect evidence that it exists. “In the ...

1don MSN

A ‘planet parade’ will be visible with the naked eye in NC this winter. How to see it

During January 2025, a large planetary conjunction involving four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars — will be visible ...

ExtremeTech19d

What Is an Exoplanet? A Brief Explainer

Giant, high-mass planets exert more influence on a given star. The effect is even more pronounced when a large planet orbits very close to its star. These planets are the ones we call "hot Jupiters.

Live Science on MSN15d

Is the moon a planet?

When you look up in the night sky, our moon is unmissable.Just like Earth, it's round and has a solid, rocky surface. But is ...

TheGamer on MSN3mon

Little Big Planet 3 Is Being Delisted Later This Month

Little Big Planet 3 is being permanently removed from the PlayStation Store. Little Big Planet 3's servers have been ...

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