15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar ... of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system.

"It's half Pluto's size and 12% of its mass, which makes it much more similar to the Earth's moon than any other moon in the solar system." For comparison, our moon is just a quarter of the size ...

7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system ... other moons in the solar ...

Charon is unusual because it is the largest moon in the solar system compared with its parent body. In fact, Charon and Pluto are so similar in size that they are considered a double dwarf planet ...

Mars stirs competition, Uranus leads IT, and Pluto strives for recognition as an often-overlooked intern. If the solar system had a corporate office, each planet would bring its own strengths (and ...

All of our solar system’s planets are lining up to parade through the night sky at once. This extraordinary celestial event will see the sky scattered with seven visible planets in what is known ...

Not have any other objects in the way of its orbit. Unfortunately, Pluto lacked the third criteria, making it ineligible for the title of “planet” but enough to be considered a “dwarf planet.” ...

While not a detection of life itself, this study shows that the Solar System may have been far more conducive to life in its distant past then we previously believed. Some 4.5 billion years ago ...

THE question of the origin of the solar system is one that has been a source of speculation for over a hundred years; but, in spite of the attention that has been devoted to it, no really ...

The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system. None of the terrestrial planets have rings, although Earth does have belts of trapped radiation, as discussed below. Among ...