A study led by the University at Buffalo suggests ... might leave hollow structures in celestial bodies like asteroids or moons. Additionally, passing through ... The James Webb Space Telescope ...

New study reveals Pluto and Charon’s origin: a unique "kiss and capture" collision redefines how binary systems form.

This theory, if proven, has profound implications for the study of celestial bodies and their interactions. New Insights Into the Pluto-Charon Relationship For years, scientists have puzzled over ...

These characteristics make it a privileged object of study to understand the transformations undergone by celestial bodies under the effect of solar radiation. The researchers plan to continue their ...

A small asteroid named 2024 PT5, once hailed as Earth's temporary second moon, might have originated from our very own Moon.

The research, yet to be peer-reviewed, sheds light on what could have changed the orbits of several planets in the solar ...

Instead, Pluto and Charon likely remained much the same after they collided, spinning together to form an object shaped like a cosmic snowman before separating into the binary system they have today, ...

It is almost 50 years since astronauts last walked on the lunar surface, after which robotic exploration of deep space has seen decades of technological advancement and scientific discoveries.

the study authors said. Binary systems form when two celestial bodies orbit around a common center of mass, like figure skaters who spin while holding hands, according to the authors.

Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...

A phenomenon called gravitational lensing turned a galaxy into a "hall of mirrors of cosmic proportions," allowing for the discovery.