For years, scientists have pondered the mysterious structures deep within the Earth. Research indicates that they are ...

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

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with ...

“Most planetary collision scenarios are classified as ‘hit and run’ or ‘graze and merge,’” said Denton, a NASA postdoctoral program fellow at the Southwest Research Institute in ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of planetary collision called “kiss-and-capture,” where Pluto and proto-Charon briefly connected and spun together before separating into their current orbital ...

The mysterious planet Nibiru has fueled apocalyptic theories, from a potential Earth collision to links with ancient aliens.

Planets are formed when dust and rock in a disk around a young star collide and combine to form ever larger bodies. This ...

This is the conclusion of a new study, conducted at the University of Arizona, which has identified an entirely new kind of cosmic collision. "Most planetary collision scenarios are classified as ...

University of Arizona researchers have unveiled evidence of romance at the farthest reaches of the solar system: a cosmic ...