New computer simulations show the primitive dwarf planet and the object that struck it likely had an unforeseen kind of cosmic collision ... Earth's moon: The theory goes that a Mars-sized ...

Now, new research suggests that Pluto and Charon briefly came together billions of years ago in a newly discovered “kiss and capture” collision ... s moon, which was created after a Mars ...

Dwarf planet Pluto and our Earth are the only two worlds in our solar system with very large moons ... a big planet. So how did Earth and Pluto get such large moons? Normally, planets like Mars ...

The ‘Martian dichotomy’ is one of the Solar System’s greatest mysteries – but new research in closing in on a solution.

While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps being classified as a dwarf planet in its own right, ...

Deimos is Mars' outer moon ... the dread felt by soldiers as they faced death. How big is Deimos compared with Earth's moon? Deimos is very small, measuring just 9.3 by 7.4 by 6.8 miles (15 ...

In this episode of Murphys Diesel, Wrecker Rick gets the call and had to go. Wrecker Rick was told it was a collision and ...

Scientists think the larger moons of Pluto and ... a small moon going around a big planet. So how did Earth and Pluto get such large moons? Normally, planets like Mars, Jupiter and Saturn acquire ...

This "kiss and capture" process represents a new theory of moon capture and cosmic collision ... "Charon is HUGE relative to Pluto, to the point where they are actually a binary," Denton explained.

Now, new research suggests that Pluto and Charon briefly came together billions of years ago in a newly discovered “kiss and capture” collision. Scientists have long theorized that Charon formed much ...