For months space enthusiasts were fascinated by a small asteroid that was pulled by Earth's gravity and was fondly referred to as Earth's second Moon. A new study now reveals could have indeed been ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered a giant volcanic hot spot on the surface of Jupiter's hellish moon Io. The eruptions in ...

A new analysis suggests that Pluto used its gravity to entice Charon into this ... a whirling pair — a mechanism dubbed ‘kiss-and-capture’. Previously, scientists thought that the binary ...

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.

With more than 1,900 visual effects shots, the sequel brings to life the immortal figure of Yin Shou's son Yin Jiao, the former crown prince executed by his brutal father. Resurrected by a celestial ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of planetary collision called “kiss-and-capture,” where Pluto and proto-Charon briefly ...

“What we’ve discovered is something entirely different — a ‘kiss and capture ... planet’s gravity. But that type of formation is unlikely for objects as large as our moon or Charon ...

The gravity of Earth eventually hurled the smaller blob onward, becoming Earth's sole stable moon. But computer simulation ... cold region have had kiss-and-capture collisions, too, based on ...

Europa Clipper - one of the most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet - aims to explore Jupiter's icy moon ...

“The only comparable system is Earth and its moon.” Charon is about 750 miles ... and then maintaining a relationship in a “kiss-and-capture” regime, suggesting Charon might be as old ...

A paper published in Nature Geoscience on Monday explores how Pluto's largest moon, Charon ... The researchers call this a "kiss and capture" scenario. Adeene Denton, the study's lead author ...