Deep search
Search
Copilot
Images
Videos
Maps
News
Shopping
More
Flights
Travel
Hotels
Notebook
Top stories
Sports
U.S.
Local
World
Science
Technology
Entertainment
Business
More
Politics
Any time
Past hour
Past 24 hours
Past 7 days
Past 30 days
Best match
Most recent
Pluto may have captured its moon Charon
How Pluto got its biggest moon with an ancient 'kiss and capture'
Scientists propose Pluto and its moon Charon formed through a "kiss and capture" event 4.5 billion years ago, challenging previous theories about their unique size ratio and orbital relationship.
'Kiss and capture': Scientists propose new explanation for Charon, Pluto's largest moon
Unlike Earth, where the Moon orbits the planet, Pluto and Charon orbit each other, forming a binary system that is more similar to the Earth-moon system than any other moon in the solar system.
Pluto may have captured its moon Charon with a brief kiss
Simulations suggest Pluto and its largest moon may have gently stuck together for a few hours before Charon settled into a stable orbit around the dwarf planet
23h
on MSN
Scientists stunned after learning Pluto and its biggest moon collided billions of years ago: ‘Raises a lot of interesting questions’
They needed some space. New research suggests Pluto may have had a “kiss” with its largest moon billions of years ago in a harmless collision. The report, published in “Nature ...
3d
Image of the week: Pluto and Charon's fascinating embrace
New simulations propose a 'Kiss and Capture' scenario to explain the evolution of the dwarf planet and its main moon.
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Trending now
Los Angeles wildfire updates
California fires: How to help
Morning coffee habit study
Man arrested at entrance
Biden cancels trip to Italy
Hospital workers charged
Teen arrested with a gun
Military doctor pleads guilty
Alito spoke with Trump
DOJ sues Pennsylvania city
Illinois passes Karina's Bill
Israeli hostage found dead
Extinction risk research
Ex-police officer sentenced
Peacock president to exit
Grizzly bears stay protected
Wholesale inventories fall
US withholds WADA dues
Ex-FBI informant gets 6 yrs
Massive port strike averted
Changes hate speech rules
New Orleans hires Bratton
EC fined for data breach
Santos' sentencing delayed
Russian strike in Ukraine
Jimmy Carter’s funeral
Clarifies Siri privacy stance
Lebanon's new president
Oscar nominations delayed
Mortgage rate inches up
Related topics
Pluto
University of Arizona
Feedback