As of now, the largest known moon in relation to its ... and its mass has an even greater effect on Pluto than the Moon does on Earth. The gravitational forces between Charon and Pluto have ...

A new study suggests that the origin of Pluto's largest moon was quite different than our own. Here's what you need to know.

So how did Earth and Pluto get such large moons? Normally, planets like Mars, Jupiter and Saturn acquire moons by gravitationally capturing them, a process that wouldn't happen with larger moons.

Charon is half the size of Pluto, “making it the largest known moon ... The other four moons—Nix, Hydra, Kerberos and Styx—are much smaller than Charon. One idea is that Pluto got its ...

New research suggests that billions of years ago, Pluto may have captured its largest moon ... makes it much more similar to the Earth's moon than any other moon in the solar system." ...

Charon is smaller than Earth's moon ... and Glaciation on Cratering Records of Pluto's Largest Moon Charon: Implications for the Evolution of Kuiper Belt Objects', Earth and Planetary Physics ...

For decades, astronomers have tried to determine how Pluto acquired its unusually ... Eight of the 10 largest Kuiper Belt Objects have large moons like Charon, Denton said, which means that ...

“Since UB313 is decidedly larger than Pluto, it is now increasingly hard ... Neither one is “big.” Earth’s moon is 2,160 miles in diameter. Some scientists believe Pluto should be upheld ...

The love story between Pluto and Charon may have started with a kiss. A new study suggests the dwarf planet and its scarcely smaller moon likely ... and diverse than we realized – and that ...

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging ... which makes it much more similar to the Earth's moon than any other moon in the solar system." ...