New study reveals Pluto and Charon’s origin: a unique "kiss and capture" collision redefines how binary systems form.

The larger moons of Pluto and Earth likely formed through a collisional process with Charon and our moon, respectively, ...

Recent simulations link the creation of Pluto and its moon Charon to a colossal impact, akin to the Earth-Moon origin, ...

This new model tells us how the impact ... ocean beneath its icy surface. "Even if Pluto starts out really cold, which makes more sense from a solar system evolution perspective, the giant impact ...

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Billions of years ago, in the icy outskirts of the solar system, a dramatic collision forged the unusual pairing of Pluto and ...

Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...

Pluto and Charon are in a region of the outer solar system beyond Neptune called the Kuiper belt, which makes them both rocky ...

15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar ... Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System ...

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