University of Maryland astronomers Silvia Protopapa and Douglas Hamilton are among the authors of the first published paper from the New Horizons flyby, which appears in the Oct. 16, 2015, issue of ...

Scientists have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, offering clues about the origins of the space rock and other celestial objects in the ...

Pluto, once considered the ninth planet, was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 because it shares its orbital path with ...

For the first time, images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft are revealing bright and dark regions on the surface of faraway Pluto the primary target of the New Horizons close flyby in mid-July. The ...

JWST detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Charon's surface. Hydrogen peroxide suggests ongoing chemical reactions on Charon. Charon's carbon dioxide likely came from below its surface.

No one has been more bullied than Pluto. For like 80 years it was considered a planet. And then, in 2006, out of nowhere, it became a dwarf planet. What's up with that? Well, I'm gonna give you three ...

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New information about Pluto's largest moon that was revealed by a NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) telescope was shared publicly this week. The journal Nature Communications on ...

This image provided by NASA shows an enhanced color view of Pluto’s big moon Charon captured by the New Horizons spacecraft, July 14, 2015. (NASA via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — NASA's Webb Space Telescope ...

Scientists have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, offering clues about the origins of the space rock and other celestial objects in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s Webb Space Telescope ...