Space fans won't have to wait long for major launches to begin in 2025. NASA is kicking off the new year with a big mission ...

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Jan. 15 for the launch of the private Blue Ghost moon lander from Kennedy Space Center in ...

Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies ...

Pluto and Charon may have formed through a “kiss and capture” mechanism, with the two icy bodies colliding and becoming ...

This "kiss and capture" mechanism offers a fresh perspective on planetary formation, particularly about Pluto and its largest ...

What is the temperature of the moon? Actually, it's not that cold — at least, not all the time. As on Earth, the temperature ...

A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...

"We were definitely surprised by the 'kiss' part of kiss-and-capture. There hasn't really been a kind of impact before where ...

NASA’s LEXI will study Earth’s magnetosphere from the lunar surface, uncovering how it responds to solar winds and cosmic ...

A new study suggests that the origin of Pluto's largest moon was quite different than our own. Here's what you need to know.

Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have calculated a new system for measuring lunar time. While not needed ...

This year will mark a turning point in humanity’s relationship with the moon, as we begin to lay the foundations for a ...