The outer solar system begins where sunlight fades and distances stretch beyond everyday comprehension. This journey traces ...

Pluto’s back, baby! Seventeen years after it was demoted from planet to dwarf planet, it is time for Pluto to retake its former title…at least according to our hosts, Chelsea Whyte and Leah Crane. In ...

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. If you were born in the last century you might ...

Pluto remains one of the most misunderstood objects in the solar system. From its classification to its physical characteristics, many common beliefs are outdated or simply incorrect. New data from ...

A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...