"Kiss and capture": New theory explains how Pluto captured its biggest moon
“Because Pluto is rotating rapidly prior to the collision, and because Charon lies mostly outside of their corotation zone, ...
Pluto's 'kiss and capture' of its largest moon Charon 4.5 billion years ago could change how we teach about moons and planetary systems in US schools
A new theory about Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, could alter how planetary systems are taught in U.S. schools. Scientists ...
'A cosmic dance': How Pluto's ‘kiss and capture’ gave birth to its largest moon Charon
A new study proposes a 'kiss and capture' collision theory to explain the origins of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, shedding ...
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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 ...
'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 ...
Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss
Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.
‘A space collision you had no idea about’: 10 billion years ago, Pluto’s ‘Kiss’ changed cosmos forever
Pluto and Charon created a binary system, rewriting planetary formation theories and hinting at hidden subsurface oceans.
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Pluto ‘kissed’ its moon and captured it in orbit
Billions of years ago, two icy worlds—Pluto and Chron—collided in the farthest reaches of our solar system. But rather than ...
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Celebrity couples engaged in 2025: Which love stories are making headlines this year?
Discover the top celebrity couples engaged in 2025, their dreamy proposals, and the dazzling rings everyone’s talking about.
Who is Taylor Saunders? Let’s bump into the unknown Taylor, but very much a big part of Blake Cashman’s ticker (heart)
Two Taylors are making waves in the NFL world, not Taylor Swift, but Taylor Saunders, the girlfriend of Minnesota Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman. Sa ...
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager Predict Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Will Get Engaged Soon: ‘It’s Happening’
Today ' co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager predicted that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift will get engaged soon. "It's ...
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77 Albums We're Anticipating in 2025
Lana Del Rey, Turnstile, Japanese Breakfast, FKA twigs, Sharon Van Etten, Deftones, Deafheaven, Chappell Roan, Wednesday, and more albums we can't wait to (hopefully) hear in 2025.