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There’s Growing Evidence That Pluto’s Largest Moon Had A Massive Ocean
Pluto’s moon Charon is the best sidekick a dwarf planet could hope for: Unwavering in its loyalty, content to be a minor character in somebody else’s narrative. But two years after the New Horizons flyby, the largest of Pluto’s five moons is finally getting some well-deserved time in the spotlight. New research suggests that Charon’s…
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Pluto’s Tiny Moons Are Spinning Like A Bunch Of Hooligans
Mayhem in the outer solar system! Pluto’s four baby moons — Nix, Styx, Hydra and Kerberos — are spinning like mad, surely a sign that the once-ninth planet is gearing up for a full-out assault on the denizens (us!) of the sunlit realm.