How did Pluto’s large moon Charon form? With a ‘kiss,’ scientists say
Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...
A Full Moon, a Bold Mars and a New Comet Brighten January’s Skies
On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s ...
Ice core may hold answers to mysteries of Earth’s past
This week, uncover some of the oldest ice on Earth, follow a dinosaur highway, learn how Pluto sealed the capture of its moon ...
New telescope could finally prove there is an elusive ‘Planet X’ in our solar system
Planet X, also called Planet Nine, is a hypothetical planetary body seven times the mass of Earth lurking behind Pluto. If ...
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What to do in Las Vegas this week: January 9-15
Anyma at Sphere, Adam Ray is Dr. Phil Live at Virgin, Phantogram plays Brooklyn Bowl and more in this week’s Superguide.
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Lead pollution may have caused the fall of the Roman empire
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Why freezing cold worlds could be our best bet for alien life in the solar system
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Astronomers have for decades tried to figure out how Pluto captured its largest moon. Now, there’s a new theory
For example, Charon’s collision with Pluto would have raised the temperature of the the dwarf planet’s ice shell, which may have caused it to melt and form a subsurface ocean. Rhoden said she ...