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.

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to uncover two groundbreaking findings: strong evidence of a ...

Scientists recently detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon. The researchers conducted the survey using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

Recent near-infrared spectroscopic studies carried out by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) found that Pluto contains both methane and ethane on its surface, key volatile molecules often found ...

What secrets can Pluto’s moon, Charon, reveal about the formation and evolution of planetary bodies throughout the solar system? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to ...

It took NASA's New Horizons spacecraft almost a decade to reach Pluto and its moon, Charon, and it didn't get to hang around long before zooming off into the outer solar system. Scientists from ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has been so impressive that it’s making even astronomers a bit too eager about its incredible observations. When the first batch of data dropped earlier this ...

The findings could also change what we know about dwarf planets in general. There are five confirmed dwarf planets in the solar system: Ceres, Haumea, Eris, Makemake and the ex-planet Pluto.