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Pluto and the Love, Hate, Longing: What Our Relationship With a Demoted Planet Says About Us

We Gave It a Name, So It Became OursPluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, a 24-year-old farm boy from Kansas working at the Lowell Observatory. An 11-year-old British girl named Venetia Burney suggested the name. Her grandfather passed it along. The International Astronomical Union accepted it. And just…

Pluto's dwarf planet partner Charon may have spilled its guts to create 2 of the pair's moons

Pluto's dwarf planet partner Charon may have spilled its guts to create 2 of the pair's moons

"The surfaces of Nix and Hydra are as close to unaltered as you can get."

New Pluto mission could uncover dwarf planet's hidden ocean — if the 'queen of the underworld' gets to fly

New Pluto mission could uncover dwarf planet's hidden ocean — if the 'queen of the underworld' gets to fly

A conceptual mission known as "Persephone" could explore Pluto and its moons for 50 years — if it ever gets funded and approved.

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Pluto's hazy skies are making the dwarf planet even colder, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Simultaneously cooling Pluto while energizing atmospheric molecules to allow them to escape into space, Pluto's haze plays a key role in the planet's energy balance.

Pluto captured its moon with a kiss

Research on Charon's cosmic dance with Pluto could have implications for other objects in the Kuiper Belt

‘Kiss and capture’: scientists offer new theory on how Pluto got its largest moon

Findings suggest Charon collided with dwarf planet and then pair briefly rotated together before separating

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Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Pluto’s largest moon – offering clues about how it formed

In the outer reaches of our Solar System, 5.7 billion kilometres from the Sun, lies the dwarf planet Pluto. Smaller than Australia, it is an icy world of mountains, glaciers and craters where the average temperature is –232°C.

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NASA's Webb Telescope Discovers Chemicals On Pluto's Moon Charon

NASA's Webb Telescope Discovers Chemicals On Pluto's Moon Charon

NASA's Webb Space Telescope discovers carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Charon's surface, offering new insights into the moon's composition and geolo...

NASA's Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto's largest moon

NASA's Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto's largest moon

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto’s largest moon

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Astronomers Just Confirmed the Presence of Carbon Dioxide On Pluto’s Moon Charon — Where Did it Come From?

Astronomers Just Confirmed the Presence of Carbon Dioxide On Pluto’s Moon Charon — Where Did it Come From?

A new study reveals that Charon, Pluto's largest moon, is getting bombarded by lots of cosmic energy. NASA's Webb Space Telescope found the telltale signs.

James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto's icy moon Charon

James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto's icy moon Charon

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide at the surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially shedding light on its origins.

Ancient ice volcanoes may have stained Pluto’s moon blood red

Ancient ice volcanoes may have stained Pluto’s moon blood red

Cryovolcanoes may have erupted methane from the interior of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, creating the strange landscape of Mordor Macula at its north pole.

Charon: Pluto's dwarf planet partner

Charon: Pluto's dwarf planet partner

As the gatekeepers to the Kuiper Belt, Charon and Pluto are a unique double dwarf planet system.

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