On July 14, 2015, a spacecraft flew by Pluto for the first time! NASA's New Horizons spacecraft spent 9.5 years making the ...

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

Pluto and its moon Charon possibly “kissed” billions of years ago, a new report shows. Elenarts – stock.adobe.com. The authors suggest that Pluto and Charon, located in the Kuiper Belt at ...

The icy volcanism of Charon may be caused by its internal ocean freezing, expanding, and cracking the outer shell of the moon if it was thinner than expected. The icy volcanism of Pluto's large ...

Charon, which is tidally locked in orbit with Pluto, has cracks, bruises and colorful spots that have intrigued scientists since New Horizons made its flyby of the system on July 14, 2015.

Medusa’s legend, Charon’s role, and the Stygian witches are all changed in the film. The movie blends myths and invents details not found in the ancient world.

New Horizons photo shows moon's "colorful and violent history." NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best color and the highest resolution images yet of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon ...

Charon most likely formed when an impact on Pluto blew some or most of its crust into space, which went into orbit and coalesced to form Charon (and perhaps the smaller moons, too).

This close-up of canyons on Charon was taken by NASA’s New Horizons probe during its flyby last July. The color-coded picture shows elevation data. Serenity Chasma’s depth can exceed 4 miles ...

It was one of the most ambitious missions for NASA since the turn of the century, with photos reshaping what scientists know ...