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 ...

is thought to have undergone an impact that broke off the largest of its five moons, Charon. Because Charon is just over half the size of Pluto, the two bodies then began orbiting each other in a ...

Pluto can be thought of as being part of a binary system with its biggest satellite, Charon (pictured). Scientists have long thought that this system formed as the result of a collision between ...

New research suggests Pluto may have had a “kiss” with its largest moon billions of years ago in ... “But since they’re all different in their compositions and mass, it’s critical ...

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a ... but since they're all different in their compositions and mass, it's critical to learn how kiss-and-capture ...

A groundbreaking theory about the origins of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, could change the way we teach about moons and planetary systems in U.S. classrooms. A new study suggests that 4.5 ...

For decades, astronomers have tried to determine how Pluto acquired its unusually large moon Charon ... Within the last five years, there have been advancements in simulations for impact formation ...

A new theory about Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, could alter how planetary systems are taught in U.S. schools. Scientists suggest that 4.5 billion years ago, Pluto and Charon experienced a "kiss ...