| 单词 | Charon |
| 例句 | Charon’s growl changed into something more like a lion’s purr. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Charon was poling us across a dark, oily river, swirling with bones, dead fish, and other, stranger things—plastic dolls, crushed carnations, soggy diplomas with gilt edges. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Well, now..Charon moistened his lips. “Real drachmas. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Charon grabbed two spirits who were trying to get on with us and pushed them back into the lobby. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Charon shoved them out of the way, grumbling, “Freeloaders.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Charon was inclined to refuse Aeneas and his guide when they came down to the boat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Charon wants a pay raise,” I blurted, just remembering the fact. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The ferryman was Charon and those he would not admit to his boat were the unfortunates who had not been duly buried. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Where his eyes should’ve been were empty sockets—like Ares s eyes, except Charon’s were totally dark, full of night and death and despair. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Pluto, covered with methane ice and accompanied by its solitary giant moon Charon, is illuminated by a distant Sun, which appears as no more than a bright point of light in a pitch-black sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Charon will receive into his boat only the souls of those upon whose lips the passage money was placed when they died and who were duly buried. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood in Charon’s boat, crossing the Styx. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Charon glanced down at his silk Italian jacket, as if imagining himself in something even better. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When I opened my eyes, Charon’s creamy Italian suit had been replaced by a long black robe. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Charon said, “I’d wish you luck, mate, but there isn’t any down here. Mind you, don’t forget to mention my pay raise.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Charon made a growling sound deep in his throat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Straightforward and honest. No screaming. No ‘There must be a mistake, Mr. Charon.’ The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Astronomers last week announced official names for the principal mountains and valleys of one of the solar system’s remotest objects, the tiny world of Charon. Kubrick’s 2001: the film that haunts our dreams of space 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z And when Charon defended The Continental with nothing but a shotgun against bulletproof super-soldiers in "John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum" ... well, that was nerve-racking and hilarious, but Charon did just fine! From "The Wire" to "John Wick," we trusted Lance Reddick as a voice of authority, empathy and comedy 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z After a century of near-total mystery, earthlings finally got their first surface look at Pluto and “girlfriend” Charon on Tuesday morning — the last of the known worlds to be explored. Neil deGrasse Tyson tells Stephen Colbert why NASA’s historic Pluto achievement isn’t “100 percent awesome” 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Charon is so big, Olkin says, that its gravity actually causes Pluto to wobble in its orbit. Ever wondered why Pluto is no longer a planet? 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z One of them, called Charon, is half of Pluto’s size. Ever wondered why Pluto is no longer a planet? 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z That thought led to the play’s title: a reference to Charon, who in the underworld of Greek mythology ferries the souls of the dead across the River Styx. ‘The Ferryman’ Shows a Dark Irish Chapter Through a Personal Lens 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z “There would not be a successful franchise without a Winston, without a Charon, without a Bowery King.” John Wick Sure Has a Lot of Friends for a Lone Assassin 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z He played Charon, a hotel manager, in all four films, the first of which was released in 2014. Lance Reddick, Star of ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick,’ Dies at 60 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Soon after the curtain rose on “Acheron,” I remembered how Tom Stoppard’s play “The Invention of Love” begins on the banks of another river of the Greek underworld, the Styx, with its ferryman, Charon. Dance Review: Underworld Notes, in the Homeric Sense 2014-02-02T22:31:20Z Over the course of the three films, Charon moves from behind the concierge desk to get in on the action. Watch Lance Reddick’s Best Performances 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z A few times, in the otherwise unpeopled cafeteria, he encounters a secular monk who talks about death and devotion, and who serves as a kind of Charon to those preparing for their cryogenic crossing. Don Delillo's deep freeze: 'Zero K' takes on death, futurists and cryonics 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The characters in that piece included Charon, the ferryman to the underworld, and this is the figure that Baye & Asa borrow. Review: Pushing 100, the Martha Graham Dance Company Leans Into Youth 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z As an employee of a Manhattan establishment that catered to traveling assassins, Charon — named after the ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology — was the soul of discretion. Watch Lance Reddick’s Best Performances 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Charon told the news website Rue 89 he wanted the matter brought to court. French police investigate Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni conspiracy theory 2010-04-05T16:26:00Z At the same time, its vision of the world is without real depth, its author content to peddle some Wikiquote Nietzsche and a character named after the mythical Charon as deep profundities. Review: ‘Normal’ Looks Into the Abyss and Finds the Future 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The climax of the opera comes with Orfeo’s hypnotic song when he attempts to placate Charon, the boatman at the river to the underworld, and pleads for permission to cross. Review: An Inspiring End to a 6-Month Tour of Monteverdi’s Operas 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z “This is not Hades at all, it’s an opera production, Orfeo and Eurydice, one of those trendy stagings by Jonathan Miller, set in a hospital, and you’re Charon the boatman cast as a doctor!” How Comrade Ilizarov saved my leg 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z At one moment he tearfully describes having had a vision of the River Styx – "instead of Charon, it was Huck and Jim". Pulphead: Dispatches from the Other Side of America by John Jeremiah Sullivan - review 2012-07-26T07:00:06Z Charon, ferrying a reluctant Persephone, asks, “Why can’t you find beauty here?” ‘The Dreary Coast,’ on the Banks of the Gowanus Canal 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Even so, Charon doesn’t seem all that broken up when Winston shoots Wick in the chest at the end of the third installment. John Wick Sure Has a Lot of Friends for a Lone Assassin 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Reddick’s most popular film role came late in his career: Charon, the sleek concierge at the Continental Hotel in the first four installments of the “John Wick” movie franchise. Watch Lance Reddick’s Best Performances 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Credit for this development goes in large part to Dr. Rita Charon, an internist at Columbia University Medical Center. What Medical Students Learn from Drawing Mickey Mouse 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z “I imagine the River Styx and ferryman Charon transporting souls of travelers,” he writes of “The Transit of Shadows: An Allegory,” his Multiple Exposures Gallery show. Review | In the galleries: Intellectually engaging, visually striking and open to interpretation 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z “Charon is an inherently decent man,” Finch said. John Wick Sure Has a Lot of Friends for a Lone Assassin 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Pierre Charon, head of communications at the Elysée palace, has called on police to establish whether there was an "organised conspiracy" in which money changed hands. French police investigate Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni conspiracy theory 2010-04-05T16:26:00Z Benjamin Hulett tackles his exacting coloratura numbers with great elegance, while Andrew Foster-Williams has fun as Charon, a character added by Smollett, whose adaptation was clearly very free. Handel: Alceste – review 2012-07-12T20:52:01Z But he put it to more empathetic use in his turn as Charon in the "John Wick" franchise, which may be my second favorite role of his. From "The Wire" to "John Wick," we trusted Lance Reddick as a voice of authority, empathy and comedy 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Charon Asetoyer, executive director of the Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center, says that Native American women are often a “silent population” in dominant narratives around reproductive justice. America’s abortion deserts: How the right turns back the clock on Roe 2014-01-16T12:44:00Z He is delighted to interrogate Charon, the boatman taking him across the Styx, wanting to find out more about what happened in Aeschylus' lost play, Myrmidons. 'You may now turn over your papers' 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z When John left his new dog with Charon we could all breathe a little easier for that pooch. From "The Wire" to "John Wick," we trusted Lance Reddick as a voice of authority, empathy and comedy 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z An anticyclone nicknamed Charon - who in Greek mythology was the ferryman of the dead - could cause Europe to break its highest recorded temperature of 48.8C, possibly on the Italian island of Sardinia. Heatwaves: world reels from wildfires, floods as US and China discuss climate crisis 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The Italian weather service said the island will be at the "epicentre" of next week's heatwave, which weather forecasters have dubbed Charon, after the ferryman who delivered souls into the underworld in Greek mythology. Europe heatwave: No respite in sight for heat-stricken southern Europe 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Italian weather forecasters are warning that the next heatwave - dubbed Charon after the ferryman who delivered souls into the underworld in Greek mythology - will push temperatures back up above 40C next week. Europe heatwave: Red alerts issued in 15 Italian cities 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Italian meteorologists have dubbed the next phase of the European heatwave "Charon" - a reference to the ferryman of the souls of the dead in Greek mythology. Cerberus heatwave forces Athens to close Acropolis, wildfires hit Croatia 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z He also appeared in ABC’s “Lost,” Amazon’s “Bosch” and the “John Wick” films as loyal concierge Charon. 'Horizon Forbidden West' honors Lance Reddick with in-game memorial: 'We miss you' 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Charon County’s tragedy is notably different from Virginia Tech, Columbine, Sandy Hook or myriad other school shootings on two fronts. Plumbing a town's racist legacy, Southern noir author S.A. Cosby vaults his own high bar 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z It also serves as a bittersweet farewell to the Continental Hotel concierge Charon, played by Lance Reddick, who died shortly before the film came out. What to stream this week: ‘American Born Chinese,’ John Wick,’SmartLess On the Road’ and dinosaurs 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The 60-year-old actor had portrayed Charon in the “Wick” series since its inception and makes his final appearance as the loyal Manhattan concierge in “Chapter 4.” 'John Wick 4' hunts down massive, franchise-best opening 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Lance Reddick, who plays the Continental Hotel concierge, Charon, in the films, unexpectedly died at the age of 60 a week before the film’s release. ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ comes out blazing with $73.5M 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z However, the film's release comes just days after the death of co-star Lance Reddick, who played hotel manager Charon in the franchise. John Wick: Chapter 4 - Keanu Reeves film lands franchise's best reviews 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z And Latrell has only one target: a beloved teacher, Jeff Spearman, a white man who taught and nurtured Titus and his friends in the 1990s as well as the current generation of Charon youth. Plumbing a town's racist legacy, Southern noir author S.A. Cosby vaults his own high bar 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z For the most part, Charon, whose name has never felt more gloomily appropriate, stood at an elegant, watchful remove from the violence of Wick’s world; he was a fixer and a facilitator, not a participant. Review: Something ‘Wick’-ed this way comes (again) 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z “The connection between John Wick and Charon was special. I always said to him that people liked John Wick because he liked John Wick.” Keanu Reeves, 'John Wick 4' cast wore ribbons to honor Lance Reddick at L.A. premiere 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Early on, be on the lookout for Lance Reddick, whose dignified concierge Charon is a small but key piece of the “Wick” universe. ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Keanu Reeves returns in this bloody, thrilling sequel 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z He played Charon, the multiskilled Continental Hotel concierge who is fond of Wick, an assassin played by Reeves. ‘John Wick’ stars honor late co-star Lance Reddick 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The subsequent investigation to find the Last Wolf ensnares Charon County residents, white and Black, and uncovers abuse, corruption and more. Plumbing a town's racist legacy, Southern noir author S.A. Cosby vaults his own high bar 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z He played Charon, the multi-skilled Continental Hotel concierge who is fond of Wick, an assassin played by Reeves. ‘John Wick’ stars honor late co-star Lance Reddick 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Lance Reddick, who died Friday, is remembered by ‘John Wick’ mates including Keanu Reeves for the ‘unparalleled depth’ he brought to his character, Charon. Lance Reddick's wife mourns prolific actor 'taken from us far too soon' 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z As the unflappable concierge of a hotel for assassins, Reddick’s Charon grounds the film’s violent nonsense with something like an air of morality. Appreciation: Big role or small, Lance Reddick elevated every scene he was in 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z His role as Charon, the concierge at the Continental, a New York hotel that is also an underworld hub, is a fan favorite among aficionados of the franchise. 'Actor's actor' Lance Reddick completed work on at least 4 unreleased projects before death 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z “The world of Wick would not be what it is without Lance Reddick and the unparalleled depth he brought to Charon’s humanity and unflappable charisma,” Lionsgate said in a separate statement. 'John Wick' cohorts laud Lance Reddick for 'unparalleled depth' he brought to his role 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Reddick, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, played the role of Charon, the hotel concierge at a New York criminal underground hub called The Continental Hotel, in the John Wick movies. Lance Reddick, star of The Wire and John Wick, dies aged 60 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z They dedicated the fourth “John Wick” film — which features Reddick’s Charon and opens in theaters Friday — “to his loving memory.” Lance Reddick's wife mourns prolific actor 'taken from us far too soon' 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Reddick also starred in the “John Wick” film franchise, including the upcoming “John Wick: Chapter 4,” as Charon. Lance Reddick, TV star known for 'The Wire' and 'Fringe,' dies at age 60 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z At her funeral, her granddaughter Charon Reed, 24, held her own son: Pictures of the Year 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Colleagues in the “John Wick” universe remembered Lance Reddick, who died Friday at age 60, as an actor with “unparalleled depth” in his role of concierge Charon. 'John Wick' cohorts laud Lance Reddick for 'unparalleled depth' he brought to his role 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Even Pluto’s largest moon Charon shows evidence of geological activity. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Two days before the funeral, Kayla Jones embarked with her sister Charon, 24, on a 30-mile morning drive to a tattoo parlor in an outlying town. What the racist massacre in Buffalo stole from one family 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z But as medicine became increasingly institutionalized, it became more rushed and impersonal, said Dr. Charon. Learning to Listen to Patients’ Stories 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Perhaps we need to think of him, in fact, as our very own boatman Charon on the River Styx, paddling us all to what someday could quite literally be a hell on Earth. State of chaos: Trump knew us better than we knew ourselves 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Perhaps we need to think of him, in fact, as our very own boatman Charon on the river Styx, paddling us all to what someday could quite literally be a hell on Earth. State of Chaos: Donald Trump knew us better than we knew ourselves 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Now that the New Horizons mission has gone to Pluto, why don’t we have as many good images of all sides of Pluto and Charon? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “My one and only child who fought through open heart surgery at four months is gone due to senseless gun violence,” LeGend’s mother, Charon Powell, said at the White House. Trump deploys more federal agents under ‘law and order’ push 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z “My one and only child who fought through open heart surgery at four months is gone due to senseless gun violence,” LeGend’s mother, Charon Powell, said at the White House. Trump deploys more federal agents under ‘law and order’ push 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Charon’s obol is a term for a coin, typically placed in the mouth of a dead person before burial. Ancient remains of over 100 children with coins in their mouths discovered in mass grave 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Quam, who lives near Charon, said she and other neighbors had been vigilant, appointing block leaders to guard their streets overnight. After days of unrest, Minneapolis begins to rebuild 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Crossing the center of the image is a belt of rough terrain, including what appear to be tectonic valleys, as if some forces had tried to split Charon apart. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Some mornings, when Charon Francis-Hartley hears a knock at her door, she thinks, “This is the day.” A Decade of Turbulence, Family Love and Basketball 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The victim’s mother, Majeita Carter, told the Providence Journal that “justice wasn’t served at all” and Charon was “getting away with it.” Family of slain teen angry at defendant’s lenient sentence 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z According to the ancient tradition, the coins were seen as payment for Charon, who took souls across the river dividing the world of the living from the world of the dead. Ancient remains of over 100 children with coins in their mouths discovered in mass grave 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The newly discovered wreck, he said, could have been one of the ships that HMS Charon ran into after she was set alight by French “hot shot.” Revolutionary War British shipwreck from the siege of Yorktown discovered 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Pluto and Charon have been revealed by the New Horizons spacecraft to be two of the most fascinating objects in the outer solar system. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The nearby wreck of the Charon had been located and studied extensively years ago, but details about the other two ships are scarce, Broadwater said. Underwater archaeologists probe the York River for clues to the battle that won independence 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The stabbing stemmed from a fight involving several people between members of Carter’s family and the family of Charon’s boyfriend. Family of slain teen angry at defendant’s lenient sentence 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z One of his best, the 44-gun Charon, has already gone down, set afire by red-hot shot aimed from shore. Revolutionary War shipwrecks get first good look in years 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z Observations by NASA’s New Horizons probe showed that Sputnik Planitia is aligned with Pluto’s tidal axis—the line along which the gravitational pull from the dwarf planet’s biggest moon, Charon, is most powerful. What Prevents Pluto's Ocean from Freezing? 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Both Pluto and Charon turn out to be far more dynamic and interesting than could have been imagined before the New Horizons mission. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Charon carried 44 guns and 300 men, although most of the crew and the guns were ashore. Underwater archaeologists probe the York River for clues to the battle that won independence 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Why is she being rowed, as if by Charon himself, across the Danube? Review: ‘Sunset’ is László Nemes’ boldly unnerving follow-up to ‘Son of Saul’ 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z For the next eight years it hurtled outwards from the sun towards its primary target: the dwarf planet Pluto and its five moons, Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra. A New Year message from the edge of the solar system 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Ruby’s mum is actor Charon Bourke, who starred in dozens of TV series and theatre productions in the 1980s and 90s before quitting to care for her daughter. Purrfect plan: why a young couple made a video game about dating cats 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z What will Charon look like there during the course of a week? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The wreck of one of those ships, possibly the 300-ton transport Shipwright, was found in 1978 near the wreck of the Charon. Underwater archaeologists probe the York River for clues to the battle that won independence 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Puzzlingly, two of these appear to orbit one another, just as Pluto and its large moon Charon do in our solar system. Take a 3-D Tour of a Space Cloud Full of Baby Stars 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z According to a press release, the data collected to create the visualizations represent the most detailed and comprehensive view of Pluto and Charon to date. Flyover Video Reveals Pluto’s Bizarre Terrain 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z About half the size of Pluto, Charon is a complicated place all on its own, covered in mountains and craters, and sporting a large red spot on its surface. Feel like you’re zooming over Pluto and its moon Charon with NASA’s new 3D animations 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Many features on Charon are not yet understood, including what appears to be a mountain in the midst of a low-elevation region. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Though many bodies in the solar system met this requirement, only Ceres and Eris would be made new planets; Pluto and its moon Charon would be called a binary planet system. A new definition would add 102 planets to our solar system — including Pluto 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z He emerged in his boat in the early morning mist, “like Charon, the mythical boatman who ferries souls through purgatory,” said McNicol. How 2 Seattle filmmakers ended up making a documentary about a tiny Texas town 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The resulting video shows the dwarf planet's mountains and canyons as well as nearby moon Charon. Flyover Video Reveals Pluto’s Bizarre Terrain 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z It’s not just Pluto that got the animated flyover treatment: the New Horizons team made a companion video for Pluto’s largest moon Charon. Feel like you’re zooming over Pluto and its moon Charon with NASA’s new 3D animations 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z You land in a place where Charon is visible in the sky and you observe Charon for one Earth week. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “What B.J. accomplishes is to talk about death without making it sound scary and horrible,” Rita Charon, a professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical School, says. One Man’s Quest to Change the Way We Die 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z The curiosity is that Sputnik Planitia lies almost exactly on the opposite side of Pluto from Charon, on the “tidal axis”, a line that runs through the centre of both bodies. Not so lonely sea in the sky 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Tidal forces from Pluto’s moon Charon started tugging on that pocket of extra mass. Pluto May Have a Heavy Heart 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Further supporting the new thinking is the fact that Pluto and Charon are locked in an orbit in which the same side of both worlds always faces the other world. There Might Be an Ocean Under Pluto's Surface 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Only after the discovery of its moon Charon in 1978 could the mass of Pluto be measured, and it turned out to be far less than the mass of Earth. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Sputnik Planitia is a circular region in the heart's left "ventricle" and is aligned almost exactly opposite Charon. Pluto 'has slushy ocean' below surface - BBC News 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The result is that Sputnik Planitia ended up in its current location, near Pluto’s equator and facing away from Charon. Pluto's icy surface may conceal a vast ocean, say researchers 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Pluto and Charon today are in what astronomers call a mutually tidally locked orbit of 6.4 days, the same side of Charon always facing Pluto, and the same side of Pluto facing Charon. A Heavy Heart May Have Rolled Pluto Over 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The last bits of data — an infrared scan of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, that tells something about the composition of the two — arrived on Earth on Tuesday at 5:48 a.m. No More Data From Pluto 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z In addition to Charon, Pluto has four small moons. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The picture — one of a sequence of shots of Pluto and its big moon, Charon — arrived earlier this week at Mission Control in Maryland. Spacecraft sends back last bit of data from 2015 Pluto flyby 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z By contrast, Earth’s moon is an average of 238,855 miles away from our planet, according to NASA, about 20 times as far as the distance between Charon and Pluto. Why Pluto’s Moon Charon Wears a Red Cap 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The heart of Pluto is forever facing away from its largest moon, Charon. A Heavy Heart May Have Rolled Pluto Over 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z A class-action suit unfolding in California has opened a window onto this often lightly regulated industry: Charons of the highway, who shuttle corpses from one place to another. Transporting the Dead, Sometimes With No Permit Required 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Seen from Pluto, Charon would be as large as eight full moons on Earth. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “Or maybe our understanding of things available to hit Charon is wrong, so it's young but perhaps not quite as young as we first thought.” 5 Amazing Things We’ve Learned a Year After Visiting Pluto 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z “I usually just think of it as Pluto’s varnishing Charon, little thin coats of varnish that darken like varnish would over the eons,” he said, getting into the act. Why Pluto’s Moon Charon Wears a Red Cap 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Stand on icy mountains as the moon Charon looms on the horizon. Seeking Pluto’s Frigid Heart 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Strange moons: Pluto and Charon are not alone in the Plutonian system. The 5 Craziest Things We Just Learned About Pluto 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z This makes Charon the moon whose size is the largest fraction of its parent planet. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Clues about that ancient catastrophic event are hidden not only in Pluto and Charon but also in the smaller moons Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. 5 Amazing Things We’ve Learned a Year After Visiting Pluto 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Scientists theorize that Pluto and Charon were formed by the same collision some four and a half billion years ago. Why Pluto’s Moon Charon Wears a Red Cap 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z There’s also a big gash on Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, above, that may be a leftover from its formation. Your Thursday Evening Briefing: Merrick Garland, Flint Water Crisis, Ted Cruz 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Pluto and the largest of its five moons, Charon, are as old as the solar system itself, which goes back about 4.5 billion years. The 5 Craziest Things We Just Learned About Pluto 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z We could even think of Pluto and Charon as a double world. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z They’re also not quite the right colors, being uniformly brighter than Charon. 5 Amazing Things We’ve Learned a Year After Visiting Pluto 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Scientists now believe Charon and Pluto’s four other small moons owe their existence to a crash between Pluto and another Pluto-sized body early in the solar system’s history. Frigid Pluto is home to more diverse terrain than expected 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Pluto and Charon display a complex geology, including evidence for tectonics and cryovolcanoes. The geology of Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons | Science 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z They've been ferried through the veil of the Underworld to the land of the living by Charon, the to and fro ferryman for, basically, people going to Hell and back. 'Once Upon a Time' recap: In 'Swan Song,' someone has to make the ultimate sacrifice 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z This is 10 times the resolution of previous pictures, and displays a wealth of information on the planet, as well as the moon Charon and its other satellites. New Horizons probe beams back sharpest ever images of Pluto 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z After New Horizons zipped through the Pluto system, it turned around to capture both Pluto and Charon in silhouette. 5 Amazing Things We’ve Learned a Year After Visiting Pluto 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z One day on the dwarf planet takes 6.4 Earth days, and its largest moon Charon also does a full rotation in the same amount of time. A full work day on Pluto would be a killer 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Pluto and Charon display a complex geology, including evidence for tectonics and cryovolcanoes. The geology of Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons | Science 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The mark of Charon means that they're marked for death and there's nothing they can do about it. 'Once Upon a Time' recap: In 'Swan Song,' someone has to make the ultimate sacrifice 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z A similar series of shots were taken of Pluto's jumbo moon, Charon. Newest Pluto pics show day in life of dwarf planet; Pluto day equals 6.4 Earth days 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Franck Charon, general secretary for the national financial prosecutions office in Paris, said the money was found in Dolle's house near Nice in the south of France. The Latest: Prosecutors says nearly $100,000 found at house of IAAF's former anti-doping head 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The photos show the not often seen "far side" hemispheres of Pluto and Charon. A full work day on Pluto would be a killer 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists showed earlier this year that the four moons are not tidally locked around Pluto and Charon, and that the system might be somewhat chaotic. Pandemonium! Motion of Pluto's Moons Perplexes Scientists 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The moons also wobble like "spinning tops," thanks to the gravitational pulls of both Pluto and Charon. Pluto may have two ice volcanoes near its south pole 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z It sits between Nix and Hydra, and beyond the orbits of Styx and the much larger Charon, the dominant moon in the system. Pluto's moon Kerberos finally shows itself - BBC News 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Pluto's biggest moon, Charon, is relatively massive compared to the dwarf planet. New Horizons completes the 'family portrait' of Pluto's moons 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The political coverage also marked the station’s next step in serving tribal members and other listeners, said CEO Charon Asetoyer. Native American radio station in South Dakota enters new era 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z To have the bulk materials broadly divided up evenly between Pluto and Charon may indicate that the colliding objects were predominantly undifferentiated masses of ice and rock. New Horizons: First Pluto journal paper discusses dwarf planet's origins - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Pluto and Charon actually orbit around each other because they are pretty similar in size. Pluto may have two ice volcanoes near its south pole 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Even now, three months after New Horizons’ close encounter, scientists are just beginning to get a handle on what’s going on with Pluto and it’s large, equally intriguing moon Charon. It's Official: Pluto Is Even Weirder Than We Thought 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Its diameter, at 1,475 miles, is smaller than thought, meaning Pluto’s density must be greater and closely match that of its moon, Charon. Pluto as we know it now: Nasa report unwraps enigma of dwarf planet 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Pluto's largest moon, Charon, was even more of a mystery before the historic flyby. New Horizons scientists publish the first scientific study of Pluto 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z This brings it nearer to that of Charon, the main moon in the system. New Horizons: First Pluto journal paper discusses dwarf planet's origins - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Last week Nasa released its highest resolution photos yet of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon, revealing new mysteries that its spacecraft New Horizons had uncovered at the edge of the solar system. Images of Pluto and Charon continue to captivate Nasa: 'This world is alive' 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Hopefully you’ve all seen the amazing new images of Pluto taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, but based on these new images of Charon, I think Pluto needs to share the celestial stage. Week in Geek - Move over Pluto edition 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Just as a cosmic collision likely knocked material off the Earth to form the moon, so Charon formed when Pluto suffered a similarly catastrophic impact. Pluto as we know it now: Nasa report unwraps enigma of dwarf planet 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z New images of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, reveal details of markedly violent past. NASA Reveals Beautiful New Images of Pluto's Moon 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Had either significantly gone down the path of separating heavier and lighter materials into defined layers, this would be reflected in the densities of Pluto and Charon today. New Horizons: First Pluto journal paper discusses dwarf planet's origins - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z What particularly catches the eye is the vast system of fractures and canyons stretching around Charon's middle. New Horizons: Charon moon seen in super detail - BBC News 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Charon is half the diameter of Pluto, and is in what's known as a "tidal lock" with the dwarf planet. NASA shows off a stunning new color photo of Pluto's moon, Charon 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z It is one of four moons that orbit around Pluto and its largest moon Charon. NASA releases first clear image of Pluto's small moon Nix 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The spacecraft captured detailed images and other data not only of Pluto, but also of its moons: Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra. New Horizons: Pluto probe's next target chosen - BBC News 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z It includes the mission team’s initial impressions of Pluto and its moons: Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra. New Horizons: First Pluto journal paper discusses dwarf planet's origins - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z "With respect to its size relative to Charon, this feature is much like the vast Valles Marineris canyon system on Mars." New Horizons: Charon moon seen in super detail - BBC News 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The same goes for Charon and its diverse landscape. NASA shows off a stunning new color photo of Pluto's moon, Charon 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Jonsson made the short video using real images taken by New Horizons of Pluto and its moon, Charon. Ride shotgun with New Horizons in this video of the Pluto flyby 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The author also claimed to have seen the Arabic word for Mohammed in close-up images of the surface of Pluton and one of its moons, Charon, released last month. ISIS supporters: Rename Pluto ‘The Moon of Mohammed’ 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z And data transmitted from New Horizons revealed differences in the compositions of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. NASA tells lawmakers to brace for more Pluto secrets revealed by mission 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Pluto's major moon, Charon, takes centre stage in this week's release of new pictures from the New Horizons mission. New Horizons: Charon moon seen in super detail - BBC News 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Charon is roughly half the size of Pluto, making it the largest satellite relative to its planet in our Solar System. NASA shows off a stunning new color photo of Pluto's moon, Charon 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z As soon as they saw the dark region near the pole of Pluto’s moon Charon, they started calling it Mordor. Pluto: ten things we now know about the dwarf planet 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Pluto and its largest moon Charon in enhanced color. This week's best images of Pluto and its moons 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Pluto and its large moon Charon, shown in natural-color images, form a binary planet system. New Pluto Images Reveal a Planet That's Stunningly Alive 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The latest example - of Charon - is no exception. New Horizons: Charon moon seen in super detail - BBC News 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z One of the most striking features of Charon, though, is shown in great detail in the new images: the massive scarring across its midsection. NASA shows off a stunning new color photo of Pluto's moon, Charon 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z “Did the spacecraft point at the wrong thing? Oh God, is this a crisis? And then it’s like, no, this is the Charon image we saw earlier today. It’s just the old file.” How Pluto's most spectacular image was made—and nearly lost 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z As Pluto’s atmosphere drifts away, some of it may sweep past Charon, get captured and condense into the dark polar cap seen there. Vibrant Pluto stuns scientists 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Pluto and its big moon Charon are no exceptions: even with just a tiny fraction of the data we’ll get from New Horizons, scientists and nonscientists alike were amazed. The Great Era Of Space Exploration Is Just Beginning 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The above photo of Pluto’s moon Charon shows an unusual geological feature – a mountain in a deep depression that resembles a moat. Around The Universe: Ariane 5 Launch, New Horizons Reaches Pluto, And Jupiter Has A Twin 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z A composite image of Pluto and its moon Charon. The best images from the Pluto flyby week 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z The latest images from New Horizons show previously unimagined features on the surfaces of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. Editorials from around New England 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z For now, Pluto and Charon are keeping scientists busy. Vibrant Pluto stuns scientists 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The goal of the $720 million New Horizons mission is to map the surfaces of Pluto and its primary moon Charon, assess what materials they contain and study Pluto’s atmosphere. Scientists puzzle over Pluto's polygons 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z A high-resolution rectangular inset inside a larger global image of the estimated 750-mile wide Charon shows surface features that appear to be a moat-like geological depression surrounding some sort of natural mountainous peak. Pluto's Moon Charon Features Puzzling Mountain In A Moat 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The first detailed images are surprising, showing a remarkable lack of impact craters on both Pluto and Charon. New Close-Ups of Pluto and Charon Present Puzzle for Scientists 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Pluto and one of its moons, Charon, hover like beige blobs against the black background of space. Relive First Glimpses of the Planets With These 9 Pictures 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “What’s unexpected to me is how dynamic a world both Pluto and Charon are,” says Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona. Vibrant Pluto stuns scientists 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Cracking Pluto’s mysteries Pluto’s intrigue seemed only to increase, even after we launched New Horizons, when two more moons were discovered in addition to its known large moon Charon. A Team Member Reveals What It Took to Get Probe to Pluto 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Because it is more battered than Pluto, Charon “may be a better witness plate” for understanding how the whole system formed, Olkin says. Pluto’s massive mountains hint at geological mysteries 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z A geologist by trade, she said she was fascinated by the increasing detail of the images, and that it was tough to resist drawing early conclusions about the makeup of Pluto and Charon. Watching the Pluto flyby with the New Horizons team 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Pluto and one of its moons, Charon, hover like beige blobs against the black background of space. Relive First Glimpses of the Planets With These 9 Pictures 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z There are relatively few impact craters on Pluto and Charon. Vibrant Pluto stuns scientists 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Other mission members are focused on surface geology, interior structure, and formation of the Pluto–Charon system of five moons, among other things. A Team Member Reveals What It Took to Get Probe to Pluto 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Pluto and Charon orbit facing one another, in a mutual dance that rotates once every 6.4 Earth days. Pluto’s massive mountains hint at geological mysteries 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Pluto and Charon are actually a double planet system. Plutonium Propels Spacecraft To A Close Encounter With Pluto 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Pluto and one of its moons, Charon, hover like beige blobs against the black background of space. Relive First Glimpses of the Planets With These 9 Pictures 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z And if that wasn’t enough, here’s what Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, looks like up close: New Pluto photos are blowing minds 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The team also released a new image of Charon, Pluto’s largest moon, which shares a strange orbital relationship with its host. Pluto’s surface surprisingly full of mountains and lacking craters 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “Pluto did not disappoint, and Charon did not disappoint either.” Pluto’s massive mountains hint at geological mysteries 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Charon itself shows complex geologic features as well as Pluto. Plutonium Propels Spacecraft To A Close Encounter With Pluto 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z But Pluto, and especially Charon, are far too small for this heat to persist. Pluto is alive—but where is the heat coming from? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z It is tempting to say that textbooks will need to be rewritten, but when it comes to Charon, so little was known that textbooks had barely even been written. New Horizons Delivers First Close-up Glimpse of Pluto and Charon 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Another surprise was Pluto's primary moon, Charon, which was believed to be geologically dead. Tiny Pluto sports big mountains, New Horizons finds 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Charon is more muted, with long canyons girdling its middle. Pluto’s massive mountains hint at geological mysteries 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z “New Horizons is returning amazing results already. The data look absolutely gorgeous, and Pluto and Charon are just mind blowing.” Pluto pictures: Nasa reveals first high-resolution images of planet's surface 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Smooth surfaces on Pluto's moon Charon imply geological reworking in the recent past. Pluto is alive—but where is the heat coming from? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z No one quite expected Pluto, let alone Charon, to be so lively and variegated. New Horizons Delivers First Close-up Glimpse of Pluto and Charon 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “Pluto and Charon look very different,” Stern said. First Pluto Flyby Pictures Are 'Complicated and Fascinating' 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Another idea is that Charon might somehow be releasing volatile compounds from inside itself. Pluto’s massive mountains hint at geological mysteries 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z In Charon’s north polar region, the dark surface markings have a diffuse boundary, suggesting a thin deposit or stain on the surface. Pluto pictures: Nasa reveals first high-resolution images of planet's surface 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The team also showed off new images of unexpectedly smooth surfaces on Pluto’s moon Charon—which, without an atmosphere, was expected to have an even more battered surface than Pluto. Pluto is alive—but where is the heat coming from? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Pluto and Charon are locked into a synchronized orbit, always presenting the same face to each other, so they do not exert strong tidal forces. New Horizons Delivers First Close-up Glimpse of Pluto and Charon 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z While scientists expected Charon to be intriguing, they weren’t prepared for the image that came back today. First Pluto Flyby Pictures Are 'Complicated and Fascinating' 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Ice mountains up to 3,500 metres high — comparable to Earth’s Rocky Mountains — tower on Pluto, and the dwarf planet's biggest moon, Charon, looks shockingly young. Pluto’s massive mountains hint at geological mysteries 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The new view of Charon reveals a varied complex terrain. Pluto pictures: Nasa reveals first high-resolution images of planet's surface 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “Clearly we’re seeing internal activity on the surface of Pluto and Charon,” he says. Pluto is alive—but where is the heat coming from? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Already, theories are emerging about the mysterious heat sources within Pluto's and Charon's interiors. New Horizons Delivers First Close-up Glimpse of Pluto and Charon 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Charon has an enigmatic dark pole that could be made of materials that escaped from Pluto. First Pluto Flyby Pictures Are 'Complicated and Fascinating' 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Perhaps most surprising is how different Pluto and Charon are from one another, and how geologically active they seem. Pluto’s massive mountains hint at geological mysteries 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Charon A new image of Charon, Pluto’s largest moon. Photographs From the New Horizons Pluto Flyby 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z A recent study in Nature based on Hubble data suggested that Hydra tumbles about Pluto and its larger moon Charon like a football. First close-up image of Pluto's moon Hydra reveals its awkward shape 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z This image — and the images of the moons Charon and Hydra — is just the beginning. This is the first high resolution image of Pluto's surface 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Pluto’s surface looks young, and its large moon Charon offers a few surprises of its own. First Pluto Flyby Pictures Are 'Complicated and Fascinating' 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Although it is considered a moon, Charon is so big compared to Pluto that the two space rocks actually orbit each other, like binary planets. New Horizons delivers clearest image yet of Pluto’s moon Charon 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z This includes more shots of Pluto and its main moon, Charon. New Horizons: World awaits historic Pluto close-ups - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The comedian also refers to Pluto’s moon Charon as a “girlfriend,” and then offers deGrasse Tyson some Tang and a Klondike bar. Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson Tell Stephen Colbert Why He's Not Impressed by Pluto 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Charon is also revealed in stunning detail - its dark northern polar cap possibly a sign of hydrocarbon deposits - including tholins. Goodbye Pluto, Thanks for Everything 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z With its dark pole and cracked surface, Pluto’s large moon Charon had a few surprises in store for the New Horizons team. First Pluto Flyby Pictures Are 'Complicated and Fascinating' 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Some 60 years after this discovery, a group of scientists started to work getting a spacecraft to Pluto and its moon Charon. Aged Technology on Pluto Flyby Probe Won't Cripple Mission 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Experts believe that the mottled colours at lower latitudes point to a diversity of terrains on Charon. Pluto: What have we learned so far? - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Normally shrouded in darkness, it was lit by a glimmer of sunlight reflected off Charon, Pluto’s mega-moon. Spacecraft Sails By Pluto, Phones Home 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z It shows the hemisphere of Pluto that faces away from its main moon, Charon. New Horizons Emerges Unscathed from Pluto Flyby 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Scientists think Charon formed from a giant impact with primordial Pluto, and that debris from the collision eventually coalesced and formed the pair’s four smaller moons, called Nix, Hydra, Kerberos, and Styx. First Pluto Flyby Pictures Are 'Complicated and Fascinating' 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z This afternoon the team, led by principle investigator Alan Stern, released this wild exaggerated-color image of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. NASA’s new false-color images of Pluto and Charon are psychadelic and informative 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Mission scientists won't know if the spacecraft survived its close flybys of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, until roughly 9 p.m. New Horizons reaches Pluto: in pictures 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z And we believe Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, was formed the same way as our moon, by coalescing from the debris left over from a massive impact by a rogue body. Why Pluto Still Deserves Our Love 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z In addition to Pluto, its largest moon Charon—which forms a binary planet with the dwarf—is similarly intriguing, with a darkened pole punctuating a gray surface riven with canyons and impact crater. Spacecraft Meets Pluto, Giving Last 'First Look' in Solar System 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Charon, Pluto’s largest moon, has also emerged in surprising detail. First Pluto Flyby Pictures Are 'Complicated and Fascinating' 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The sizes of Pluto and Charon compared to Earth. Humankind Reaches Pluto For The First Time Ever In New Horizons Flyby 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z New Horizons’ seven instruments are exploring the geology, atmosphere and other characteristics of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. Pluto, large and in living colour 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z New Horizons will send back historic pictures of Pluto and photograph Charon, the largest moon of Pluto, and four other moons discovered recently. That Pluto Probe Just Might Save the Earth 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The spacecraft will be traveling over 30,000 mph and will pass between Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, as it crosses the orbital planes of the Pluto system. All Pluto, all the time 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The signal will bend around Pluto, and then Charon, to the receiver on the spacecraft, providing information about Pluto’s atmosphere. A Close-Up for Pluto After Spacecraft’s 3-Billion-Mile Trip 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The diameter of its moon Charon was discernible because it lacks a substantial atmosphere and New Horizons has confirmed Earthbound estimates of 751 miles across. Humankind Reaches Pluto For The First Time Ever In New Horizons Flyby 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Facing away from the sun, that pole is in the dark, except for the soft glow of sunlight reflected off Charon. Your Top 10 Questions About the Pluto Flyby Answered 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The most recent color views of Pluto and Charon, its biggest moon. Everything you need to know about Tuesday's Pluto Flyby 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The latest postings include views of Pluto's major moon, Charon. New Horizons: Spacecraft data boosts Pluto's size - BBC News 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z After the closest approach to Pluto, the trajectory is to pass through the shadows of both Pluto and Charon, which will enable additional measurements. A Close-Up for Pluto After Spacecraft’s 3-Billion-Mile Trip 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The latest posting is of the dwarf planet's largest moon, Charon. New Horizons in 'great shape' for Pluto flyby - BBC News 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z On Saturday, New Horizons got one of its last looks at this side of Pluto, which faces its moon Charon. Your Top 10 Questions About the Pluto Flyby Answered 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Fourteen minutes later, the spacecraft will zoom within 17,931 miles of Charon, Pluto’s jumbo moon. It’s showtime for Pluto; prepare to be amazed by NASA flyby 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z It will provide navigational images and study Pluto’s surface geology to create color, composition and thermal maps of Pluto and one of its moons, Charon. Colorado scientists have a lot riding on Pluto mission 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z He described the data so far as “mouthwatering,” but said it was still too early to answer some of the mysteries, like the strange features of Pluto and Charon. A Close-Up for Pluto After Spacecraft’s 3-Billion-Mile Trip 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z And instead of following the traditional courtship of a moon orbiting around its host, Pluto and Charon orbit in sync around a fixed point between them. Why the July 14 Pluto flyby will be a spectacular event for all of us 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Tuesday’s encounter will produce close-up, detailed images of Pluto and Charon, plus some images of the smaller moons. Your Top 10 Questions About the Pluto Flyby Answered 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The chosen trajectory also allows New Horizons to fly through the shadows of both Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, after closest approach. Pluto is almost here: What we've seen so far, and what's coming next 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The largest, Charon, is half the size of Pluto. Nasa's New Horizons probe in final countdown to Pluto flyby 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z After 3 billion miles, New Horizons will on Tuesday shoot right through Pluto’s mini-planetary system of five moons, the magnificently named Charon, Styx, Nix, Hydra and Kerberos. Pluto and us 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Pluto and its moon Charon, taken from Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft on 8 July, with colour information from the Ralph instrument added. Pluto image revealed by Nasa offers closest look yet at dwarf planet 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z By comparing it with the composition of Pluto's biggest moon, Charon, named after the boatman who ferried the dead to Roman underworld, the team hopes to learn more about the relationship between these two worlds. What will Pluto mission discover? - BBC News 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z As New Horizons gets closer, the spacecraft will swivel between Pluto and Charon, another target of keen interest. Pluto is almost here: What we've seen so far, and what's coming next 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z With its huge moon Charon, Pluto also constitutes the Solar System’s only known binary system. Pluto fly-by: a graphical guide to the historic mission 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Pluto and its big moon Charon already are surprising scientists with their surface appearances, “and we’re excited to get back to that,” he added Monday. Spacecraft closing in on Pluto hits speed bump, but recovers 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Charon was discovered in 1978 and is almost half the size of Pluto itself. Pluto image revealed by Nasa offers closest look yet at dwarf planet 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z An instrument called a spectrometer will be able to identify some of the substances on the surface of Pluto and Charon. Almost Time for Pluto’s Close-Up 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z From Pluto’s surface, Charon would appear seven times as wide in the sky as the moon does from Earth. Pluto is almost here: What we've seen so far, and what's coming next 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Artist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches dwarf planet Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. NASA Loses Contact With New Horizons Pluto Spacecraft; Enters 'Safe Mode' 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is zooming toward dwarf planet Pluto and its mega-moon Charon, shown in an animation of images taken from May 28 to June 15. Scientists in Flying Telescope Race to Intercept Pluto’s Shadow 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z To get the images, scientists merged black-and-white pictures of Pluto and Charon, its largest moon, from the spacecraft’s Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager with color data. What Are Those Spots on Pluto? 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z While Pluto was small, Charon was surprisingly big, about one-eighth the mass of Pluto. Almost Time for Pluto’s Close-Up 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The difference in hue between Pluto and Charon is clear. New Horizons: Pluto shows its spots to Nasa probe - BBC News 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Getting that data depends on radio signals being sent from Earth to the spacecraft at precise times as it flies through the shadows of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. New Horizons Gets Ready For Its Pluto Close-up 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z After Charon's discovery, astronomers could watch its dance with Pluto to calculate both bodies' masses. Feature: How Alan Stern’s tenacity, drive, and command got a NASA spacecraft to Pluto 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z “Also puzzling is the longstanding and dramatic difference in the colors and appearance of Pluto compared to its darker and grayer moon Charon,” Stern said. What Are Those Spots on Pluto? 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z After the closest approach, New Horizons will pass through the shadows of Pluto and Charon. Almost Time for Pluto’s Close-Up 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z If, as scientists think, Pluto and Charon are the products of a collision between two primitive bodies in the early Solar System, one might expect them to look more similar. New Horizons: Pluto shows its spots to Nasa probe - BBC News 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z It must accomplish this manoeuvre even as Pluto dances a complex shimmy through space, pulled by the gravitational tug of its largest moon, Charon. Pluto-bound probe faces its toughest task: finding Pluto 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Charon had just been discovered in 1978, and astronomers had seen hints that Pluto has an atmosphere—one that would experience strong seasons because of Pluto's highly elliptical orbit and large tilt to the sun. Feature: How Alan Stern’s tenacity, drive, and command got a NASA spacecraft to Pluto 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The resulting image shows Pluto and Charon in true color. What Are Those Spots on Pluto? 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z These recent images show the discovery of significant surface details on Pluto’s largest moon, Charon. New Horizons Sees Mysterious Dark Patch On Pluto's Moon 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z “Also puzzling is the longstanding and dramatic difference in the colours and appearance of Pluto compared to its darker and greyer moon Charon.” New Horizons: Pluto shows its spots to Nasa probe - BBC News 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z After that closest approach, New Horizons must continue on a precise path into the shadows of both Pluto and Charon, for its sole chance to look back and explore atmospheres on those worlds. Pluto-bound probe faces its toughest task: finding Pluto 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z When a rock from space strikes one of these moons, debris hurtles into space and goes into orbit around Pluto and Charon. A spacecraft launched in 2006 is about to try for our first good photo of Pluto 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Last week, researchers working on the Hubble space telescope revealed how the smaller satellites behaved in a chaotic manner as they circled the more tightly bound Pluto and Charon. Dwarf planet Pluto's dark and light terrains - BBC News 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z After applying a technique that sharpens an image called deconvolution, details become visible on Charon, including a distinct dark pole. New Horizons Sees Mysterious Dark Patch On Pluto's Moon 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The Hubble scientists find that when you put this kind of object in the “lumpy” gravity field created by the dominant Pluto and Charon, you can get that object to tumble in unpredictable ways. Hubble studies Pluto's wobbly moons - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Scientists suspect Pluto, Charon and its four small moons, all discovered in Hubble images after New Horizons launched, formed after an ancient collision of two icy bodies. Study shows Pluto's moons in chaos 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Astronomers also observed that Pluto, whose status was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006, might be better regarded as a binary dwarf as it is locked in orbit with its largest moon, called Charon. Pluto's moons tumble in orbit, Hubble measurements reveal 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Pluto’s biggest moon, Charon, weighs in at a hefty 11% of the mass of Pluto itself. Pluto’s moons move in synchrony 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z It's the solar system's only binary planet system, even though Charon isn't technically a planet, he said. Solar system's weirdest dance scene: The moons around Pluto 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Theory holds that all the moons, including Charon, were formed from the debris that resulted when the early Pluto was struck by an object of near comparable size. Hubble studies Pluto's wobbly moons - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Charon, some astronomers say, forms with Pluto the Solar System’s only binary planet. To Pluto 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The time taken for a complete orbit for Styx, Nix and Hydra were in ratios of roughly 3:4:6 times that of Charon, respectively. Pluto's moons tumble in orbit, Hubble measurements reveal 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Styx’s orbital period is close to three times that of Charon, Nix’s is close to four times, Kerberos’ is close to five and Hydra’s is close to six. Astronomers Describe Chaotic Dance of Pluto’s Moons 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Whether or not you want to call it a “planet”, it’s a body strongly influenced by two other worlds: the giant planet Neptune and its moon Charon. Why Are Pluto's Moons So Weird? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z It will gather a mass of data on the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon, but should also get a decent view of the smaller bodies - Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra – as well. Hubble studies Pluto's wobbly moons - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Styx, which is between the orbits of Charon and Nix and circles Pluto every 20 days, is likely just four to 13 miles across. Pluto's Smallest Moons Are Finally Seen On Camera 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Pluto's fifth known moon, Charon, is much larger and brighter. Probe spies Pluto's faint moons - BBC News 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The largest, Charon, was discovered in 1978, and it is so large, about one-ninth the mass of Pluto, that the center of mass of the two lies outside Pluto. Astronomers Describe Chaotic Dance of Pluto’s Moons 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z If you lived on the “far side” of Pluto, you’d never see Charon in the sky. Why Are Pluto's Moons So Weird? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z All that said, the moons do seem to follow a surprisingly predictable pattern as they orbit Pluto and Charon. Hubble studies Pluto's wobbly moons - BBC News 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The team then need to process the image to reduce the bright glare of Pluto itself and its largest moon Charon and remove the dense field of background stars, to reveal the faint moons. Pluto's Smallest Moons Are Finally Seen On Camera 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z There is, for example, a pocket that nestles inside the orbit of Charon that is gravitationally stable enough for a moon to survive there for millions of years. Pluto-bound craft hunts for hazardous moons 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z For one, Nix, jostled by the competing gravitational pulls of Pluto and Charon, appears to be rotating chaotically. Astronomers Describe Chaotic Dance of Pluto’s Moons 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z But looking at their orbits around Pluto and Charon, astronomers found something weird. Why Are Pluto's Moons So Weird? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z The images, taken over the last few weeks and released on 29 April, show Pluto rotating in lockstep with its largest moon, Charon. Pluto may have icy cap 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z This first color picture of Pluto and Charon was taken by the Ralph color imager on the New Horizons spacecraft on April 9. New Horizons: This Is The First Ever Color Picture of Pluto 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Any such discovery would rewrite the origin story of the Pluto–Charon system, he says. Pluto-bound craft hunts for hazardous moons 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z It is accompanied by a image of Pluto’s largest moon Charon, which is similar in size to Texas. See the Closest Color Image of Pluto Ever Taken 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The picture, just released by the US space agency, shows a reddish world accompanied by its biggest moon, Charon. Coloured Pluto comes into view 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Their research, funded by Nasa’s Outer Planets Programme, was inspired by the way Pluto and it’s largest moon, Charon, are orbited by four much smaller moons. 'Tatooine Made Easy' 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z But its largest moon Charon may also have an atmosphere or interior ocean and possibly even evidence of recent surface activity. New Horizons: This Is The First Ever Color Picture of Pluto 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z It will skim the orbit of the dwarf planet’s largest moon, Charon, at more than 48,000 kilometres per hour. Pluto-bound craft hunts for hazardous moons 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z In Roman mythology, Charon is the ferryman who brings souls of the dead to Pluto's lair. Pluto's long, strange history — in pictures 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z In the new images only Charon shows up in the tenth of a second exposure. New Horizons mission eyes Pluto 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Close observations have revealed that Pluto has at least five moons — the biggest being Charon, which is about the size of Texas. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zooms in on Pluto 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z They will show Pluto with its largest moon, Charon. Eyes on Pluto for historic encounter 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Another possibility would send the craft diving much closer to Pluto, inside the orbit of Charon — assuming that there is no extra moon there. Pluto-bound craft hunts for hazardous moons 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Artist’s impression of Pluto’s surface with its moon Charon and a distant sun in its sky. Why Pluto Still Matters 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Charon said that the paper was often sued, including 14 times in recent years by the Roman Catholic Church. Charlie Hebdo Broke Taboos, Defying Threats and Violence 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Scientists are also excited to study Pluto's largest moon, Charon. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is awake and almost ready to change our view of Pluto forever 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Artist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft during a planned encounter with Pluto and its moon, Charon. NASA's New Horizons Pluto Probe Answers Its Wake-up Call Three Billion Miles Away 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z To minimize the risk of hitting debris from Charon or another, unknown moon, scientists will conduct seven 45-minute observation sessions between 11 May and 1 July. Pluto-bound craft hunts for hazardous moons 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z The man who greeted Boris Johnson at the airport was Datuk Charon; a fellow student at Oxford University 30 years ago. Behind the scenes on Boris' tour 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Charon, however, has no atmosphere, which means that all its impacts have been preserved. Kuiper Belt Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Origins 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z “It was a charity day today, training yesterday. To see before the start of official competition so many people around the course, it is very impressive for us,” Charon said. French taking notes at Ryder Cup as 2018 host 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z A heat wave from Africa, nicknamed 'Charon' by local forecasters, is sweeping Italy, with temperatures up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Photos of the Day: July 26 2013-07-26T20:21:08Z Pluto’s other moons are Charon, named for the ferryman who carried dead souls across the river Styx; Hydra, a multiheaded monster that helped guard the entrance to the underworld; and Nix, the mother of Charon. Two of Pluto’s Moons Get Names From Greek Mythology’s Underworld 2013-07-03T00:41:49Z Michelangelo includes Charon and Minos, the boatman and judge of the Greek underworld. 10 facts about Hell 2013-05-13T23:49:44Z “This is going to force the traditional media to reinvigorate their investigative units,” Charon says. Meet the Upstart Journalists Shaking Up French Politics 2013-04-06T00:50:23Z “I saw on French television last Monday a report on the Ryder Cup and Victor Dubuisson,” Charon told The Associated Press in an interview. French taking notes at Ryder Cup as 2018 host 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z A heat wave from Africa, nicknamed 'Charon' by local forecasters, is sweeping Italy, with temperatures up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Photos of the Day: July 26 2013-07-26T20:21:08Z For a long time the only known satellite of this distant dwarf planet was the object Charon. Help Name Two Of Pluto's Moons 2013-02-11T20:45:04.657Z Publications on the left are struggling to “find the right distance” from the government, Mr. Charon said. In France, ‘In Bed With Media’ Can Be Taken More Literally 2012-11-24T03:49:20Z All of the moons discovered so far appear linked to the motion of the much more massive Charon: their orbits all follow certain resonances with the orbit of the larger satellite. New Moon for Pluto: Hubble Telescope Spots a 5th Plutonian Satellite 2012-07-11T22:15:00.190Z The first, discovered in 1978 and named Charon, is half Pluto's size. Pluto's Moons Offer Hints of Alien Worlds 2012-06-06T20:57:17Z For the Phæacean myth is in many ways truer than the myth of Charon and Styx. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z With about 12% of Pluto’s mass Charon orbits once every 6 days and 9 hours – close enough to cause the center-of-mass of the system to actually lie outside Pluto’s surface. Help Name Two Of Pluto's Moons 2013-02-11T20:45:04.657Z The public media no longer serve as state propagandists, as they effectively were until at least the late 1960s, but remain under government “oversight,” said Jean-Marie Charon, a sociologist who studies the news media. In France, ‘In Bed With Media’ Can Be Taken More Literally 2012-11-24T03:49:20Z All those who could not produce the required obolus were obliged to wait one hundred years, at the end of which time Charon reluctantly ferried them over free of charge. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Nix, Hydra, and the new moon don't actually orbit Pluto; they circle the center of mass of Pluto and Charon, because Charon is 12% as massive as Pluto. Pluto's Moons Offer Hints of Alien Worlds 2012-06-06T20:57:17Z But surely we are not obliged to go so far, unless we are prepared to consider Charon non-Hellenic also; and no one can really pretend that. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z His most characteristic invention perhaps is the visit that Charon pays to the upper world to see what it really is that the dead regret so much. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z A few brief days of swiftly speeding hours and Terence would be conveyed with him in the boat of Charon, who was waiting, to a less rugged shore. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Charon’s leaky boat no sooner touched the shore than a host of eager spirits pressed forward to claim a place. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Thus, Pluto and Charon resemble a double star, and the three other moons are like planets going around them. Pluto's Moons Offer Hints of Alien Worlds 2012-06-06T20:57:17Z Thus Trimalchio says, 'I threw thy Cerberus a sleepy morsel, And paid thy Charon for my waftage over, And I have a golden sprig for my Proserpina. The Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare's Youth Awdeley's 'Fraternitye of vacabondes' and Harman's 'Caveat' 2012-02-14T03:00:27.797Z Charon has left his ferry boat and comes up to light. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z None doubted but that Charon, resting on his oars, awaited his next fare with confidence. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z And Charon would then lose all temper and decency, and would cry out, 'You loitering rogue, that will not happen these many hundred years. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z I hauled up naught but tags about Cerberus and Charon, and passages from the sixth book of Vergil. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Some time before interment, a piece of money, an obolus, was put in the mouth of the corpse, as Charon’s fee. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Hermes meets him and they pile up some mountains—Pelion on Ossa, and Parnassus on top, from the two summits of which they survey mankind—a charm from Homer removing Charon's difficulty of vision. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z I was back in a few moments, and there stood my Charon fluttering in the cool air. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Who knows, thought I, but he has come, By Charon kindly ferried, To tell me of a mighty sum Behind my wainscot buried? Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z The artist had evidently a picture of Charon and his Acherontic boat in his mind, which was thus reproduced in his feverish dreams. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z This resembles the practice of the Greeks and Romans, of placing an obolus, Charon’s fee, in the mouth of the deceased. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z "Such," he concludes, "is the life of miserable men—and not a word about Charon." The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The republican sentiments of Charon find no echo in Fiji, for Themba reserved the hard-wood end of his craft for aristocratic passengers. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The cases alluded to in it of persons crossing the river in Charon's boat, are not ficticious, but solemn records of the death of some of her acquaintances. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z On Monday, Romney made small talk with customers in a Manchester diner, sympathizing with post office worker Bill Charon that "this is a busy time of year for you." Gingrich, Romney turn up the heat in New Hampshire 2011-12-12T23:53:30Z A great black head appeared, from which there issued a hoarse voice like that of Charon in Dante's Inferno. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z For Charon and the counters meant death, but Charon did not catch him, so it was shown that he would not die; but his foot was threatened, since he was pursued. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Death is commonly personified by Charon, who struggles with his victim; Charon is sometimes worsted, but as a rule he triumphs in the conflict. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z And then ensues much shrieking, expostulation, and gesticulation, in the midst of which I plunge into the boat, make my bargain with Charon, and am for the time out of hell. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Behind and besides him is Charon, and in front of the latter is another Trojan youth, nude, seated on the ground, and receiving his death-wound from Achilles. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z No Charon rows you across, though your short trip has too often the most funereal associations. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Rather I seemed to move Thro' that weird land, Hellenic fancy feigned, Beyond the fabled river and the bark Of Charon; and forthwith on every side Rose the thin throng of ghosts. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Our Charon caught him, and, without stopping to take him in, hurried across, and as soon as we landed beat them both unmercifully. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z I had forgotten Charon and his boat and the agonized faces of the people whom he is knocking back with his oar. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Ye grew beside the Boat of Charon, In murky fens of Stygian gloom, Nor ever, like the rod of Aaron, Shall your grim spindles burst in bloom. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z Our shouts brought Charon out of his abode; and he ferried us over in driblets. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Charon, kā′ron, n. in Greek mythology, the ferryman who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx in the lower world: a ferryman generally. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Maybe multiple collisions occurred there, too, producing both the large moon, Charon, and the three smaller ones, known as Nix, Hydra and P4. Did Mercury and Uranus Have a Rough Youth After All? 2011-10-06T20:09:06Z Ferales; a few Words on the Modern System of Interment; its Evils and their Remedy, by Charon. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 88, July 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-29T02:00:13.910Z The ferryman, Charon, was always waiting on the shore to carry the dead to the other side of the lake. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z "If thou art Charon, get thee gone—I have no other children: My hapless Arete afar, in stranger lands is dwelling." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z Temporarily known as P4 until it's granted a real name, it joins Charon, discovered by a U.S. New moon found orbiting Pluto 2011-07-25T06:30:00Z The space telescope did not discover Charon - that was done by the US Naval Observatory in 1978 - but the famous observatory was the first astronomical instrument to resolve it as a separate body from Pluto. New Pluto moon spied by Hubble 2011-07-21T15:06:29Z It becomes the fourth object known to be circling the distant world after the long-recognised Charon and recently observed Nix and Hydra satellites. Hubble spies fourth moon at Pluto 2011-07-20T14:07:13Z The ghosts of those who had not been buried with funeral rites, were obliged to wander for a hundred years by the gloomy waters of Avernus, before Charon could carry them to the other side. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z If I take the famous line which describes how the souls of the dead stood waiting by the river, imploring a passage from Charon: Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z “Why do they not answer the signals of the ‘Charon’?” he muttered. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z “Charon’s wherry”: Charon was a god of hell, who conducted souls across the river Styx. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The space telescope did not discover Charon - that was done by the US Naval Observatory in 1978 - but it was the first astronomical instrument to resolve it as a separate body from Pluto. Hubble spies fourth moon at Pluto 2011-07-20T14:07:13Z They reached the banks of Acheron and saw Charon, who carried over the souls in his bark to the other side; and Dante was surprised by a profound sleep. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The Bienfaisant was countenanced, more than assisted, by the presence of the Charon, 44 guns, which took little or no part in the action. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Suddenly from 393 out of the clouds of smoke and night a red-hot shell soared, curved, and fell upon the “Charon,” the British ship lying in the river. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z “To pay the Stygian ferry”: the river Styx, in the infernal regions, across which Charon conducted the souls, and received an obolus for his fee. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z There is a dialogue between Strafford and Charon, of which the following is a specimen:— The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z At length he embarked, with a face that was growing pale, in the Charon's boat, as he said, and ferried over alone. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z They drew the thick winding-sheet over her again: but Myrto slipped her hand under the stuff and placed an obol for Charon in her fingers. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z It was worth that long battle with the writhing furies, who would have chained me to Charon's boat, midway in the awful river, to be stranded here within these clinging arms. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z At last we stepped into a gondola as into a Charon's bark, and rapturously and reluctantly cleared the bushy shore and the reflection streaming from the water upon its leaves. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z I should have work enough they sayd ere be long from England, but trust me thy burden alone outweighs many transported armies, were all the expected numbers of thy weight poor Charon well might sweat. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z Charon, the proud and sombre beggar, stood With one strong, vengeful hand on either oar. The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z As the brilliant light gives out, the thick darkness makes itself felt, and instinctively you feel to see if Charon is not standing beside you. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z Charon may have been a great Infernal deity before he was a boatman. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Perhaps that’s why the Greeks had Charon ferry the dead across Lethe, the drowsy river of forgetfulness, so that we don’t suffer from eternal sleeplessness. The Scientific Revolt Against Death 2011-05-08T20:36:00Z Scientists have detected a wisp of carbon monoxide in Pluto’s thin upper atmosphere, extending a quarter of the way to its largest moon, Charon, or about 3,400 kilometers above Pluto’s surface. Pluto May Have Grown a Tail 2011-04-29T19:08:00Z Oh! who would change places with a sick antiquary, whose conscience, though he sleeps, is awake to torment him, and whose dreams, if he dream, are of rifled tombs, profaned temples, Charon and his boat! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z She says that the atmosphere now reaches heights of more than 3000 kilometers—a distance almost one-quarter of the way to Charon, Pluto’s largest moon. Pluto's Expanding Atmosphere Confounds Researchers 2011-04-19T21:04:26Z "Blessed are the mountains and the pastures," it is said, "where we meet not Charon." Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z "Let no one talk to me of Burchiello; to rank him with Berni is no better than to couple the fiend Charon with the Angel Gabriel." Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Hours rolled away, while the beautiful face of Winandermere looked as ugly as Styx, as we writhed along its banks, more miserably moaning than the hopeless beggar who sighed for the propitiatory obolus to Charon. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z She prevailed upon Charon, the ferryman, to take her across the black river and wait for her while she begged Proserpine to fill the box. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z I believe I called twice, nay, three times—but no Charon Tommy answered; and I awoke as from a pleasant dream, somewhat ashamed of the lengths to which my excited imagination had hurried me. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z They see approaching them across the stream the old boatman Charon, who in his frail skiff ferries souls across the water. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z There th' imperial soul must wend, There as speedily descend, Charon's fatal boat to find, As the soul of serf or hind. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z And when at last in Charon’s wherry, It was the sponsor’s turn to stand His friend came down to meet the ferry A phantom niblick in his hand. Wayside Weeds 2011-01-23T03:00:17.230Z Charon O Charon, Thou wafter of the souls to bliss or bane. The Mad Lover The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (3 of 10) 2011-01-20T03:00:06.760Z A little below where Charon now plies his ferry were the Chesterton Locks, and in the reach above this starting-posts seem to have been fixed for the various boats. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The unsubstantial shades throng down to Charon's boat, where some are accepted for passage, and some rejected. �neas in wonder turns to his guide for an explanation of this. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z And this do Thou perform, ere, fraught with me, Charon to Tartarus his pinnace steer. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Will the glorious colossi who strode thus habited be seen again this side of Charon's ferry; or will their successors lead the simple life in khaki and puttees? London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z At first sight this man reminded me of Rudbeck's Charon, whom he very much resembled, except that he was not so aged. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z So this antitype of Odysseus journeys to the shore of the waters of death, and there takes ship with a Chald�an Charon, who carries him within hail of his ancestor Hasisadra. Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions 2010-12-20T17:12:31.233Z He's at this side of the Styx, it is true; but his foot is in the water, and Charon's obolus is always between his finger and thumb. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z That erstwhile planet is in mutual tidal lock with its moon, Charon. When the moon hits your eye, it's always the same old scene 2010-07-06T04:00:00Z News of the police investigation - technically into "introduction of fraudulent information into a computer system" - follows an angry outburst over the weekend by President Sarkozy's media adviser Pierre Charon. Police act over Sarkozy rumours 2010-04-06T16:10:00Z However, since Pluto's moon Charon hadn't changed color in the same telescope images, he decided the Pluto findings weren't an instrument mistake. 2010-02-05T04:31:00Z Ah! the first woman coming from Mycenai Will pine to pour this poison in her ear, Taunting sad Charon for his slow advance. Heathen Mythology They have to pass the ninefold barrier of the Styx in Charon’s steel-grey bark. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius These might be the caves of Erebus leading to Hades, and where is Charon to ferry us across the Styx? Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands When Ovid was finished for the day, Mr. Lodge used to light a big pipe and lie on his back, while Michael construed the Dialogue of Charon to Mr. Vernon. Sinister Street, vol. 1 A coin was often put in the mouth of the dead to pay Charon's fee. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes Wilt thou all thy charms devote To grim Pluton when the boat Charon rows shall take thee over? Marguerite de Valois This lofty or airy detachment in regarding the toils and ambitions of men is perhaps best seen in the Charon. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Charon across the Styx to New York, where I caught a stuffy train for the transit of an untidy continent. A Man in the Open Had I but breath'd the space of one hour longer, I would have fully acted my revenge: But O, now pallid death bids me prepare, And haste to Charon for to be his fare. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Your remark that the myriad forms of life which you have from time to time beheld, now throng about your bark as if it were Charon's, has made me quite uncomfortable. On the Heights A Novel The maidens who play the part of Charon are with difficulty induced to ferry over a man bearing no mark of death by fire or sword or water. Custom and Myth New Edition Our brittle bark is burst on Charon’s shore. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes The Charon, a forty-four gun ship, and three large transports, were set on fire by them. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools O, for more work, more souls to post to hell, That I might pile up Charon's boat so full, Until it topple o'er! A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Here we stand, like the departed spirits at the Styx, waiting for the bark of Charon to ferry us over. One Of Them "Charon with eyes like burning coals, who smites with his oars." Michelangelo One could have fancied that one was in Charon's boat and was crossing Acheron. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses With something to live for at last, I can feel my guts turning to water—I can hear Charon's oars. Triplanetary At evening red-hot cannon balls were hurled from the French battery on the extreme left, at the Guadaloupe and Charon. The Minute Boys of York Town A red-hot ball from a French battery set fire to the Charon, a British forty-four gun-ship, and two or three smaller vessels, which were consumed in the night. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The fable of Charon, and the judges of hell, are evidently borrowed from the Egyptian rites of burial, and are older than Homer. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem It seemed to Amalaswintha as if Charon was rowing her over the Styx to the grey realm of shades. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Rick's quick imagination turned him into the mythical Charon, who ferried the dead across the River Styx into Hades. The Caves of Fear In the river lay, as I have already said, the Guadaloupe and the Charon, and in addition were a number of other large vessels, the names of which I do not remember. The Minute Boys of York Town There, also, may be seen the boat of Charon, but in a manner so different from that of others, that it is a thing beautiful and strange. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero That the visionary boat of Charon groaned under the weight of �neas is a fine poetical stroke; but that the crazy rents let in the water is certainly lowering the image. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Charon pushed his skiff into the water—there was a good deal of rain in it—in shape of snuffer-dish, some ten feet long and a foot deep. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Charon is no sooner appeased, and the triple-headed dog laid asleep, but Æneas makes his entrance into the dominions of Pluto. The Tatler, Volume 3 Our course brought us within mayhap an hundred yards of the Charon's stern, and before we were on a line with her came that hail which I had feared to hear: "Cease rowing!" The Minute Boys of York Town "This has happened twice in the last month," continued Charon, sharply. A Canadian Bankclerk Chortling with glee, Charon tottered back to his station and put one hand across the beam of a photo-electric eye. Satan and the Comrades Hath Proserpine, In the absence of her Charon Sent her maids to fetch me down? Atta Troll Joined in their lives, joined in their death, so closely joined, that Charon would mistake them both for one, and waft them over Styx for half his fare.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors However, I mean it to be some time yet before Charon makes a prize of me; not that I believe all that rubbish more than you, Agellius, I assure you.” Callista : a Tale of the Third Century "I suppose you'll have to put it up," said Charon, studying the expression of the face before him. A Canadian Bankclerk Perhaps sensing he had blundered, Charon almost wept. Satan and the Comrades The Stygian River, the dumb servitor, Charon, the coin-paid fare, are all well known in the classics of the ancients. Trail Tales The Kayan Hades is believed to be under ground, and like the Hades of the ancient Greeks there is a guide to the entrance who corresponds to a certain extent to Charon. Folk-lore in Borneo A Sketch Facing them, standing bolt upright save when he stooped a trifle to reach forward with his paddle, was Sorez, who might have passed for Charon. The Web of the Golden Spider The man to whom V. W. Charon was speaking trembled slightly, not from fear of the accountant but under the influence of alcohol. A Canadian Bankclerk “Cost you five thousand rubles to cross, mister,” Charon called in a thick voice. Satan and the Comrades Are they aware what a disagreeable association of ideas is produced in the students of Lempri�re's classical dictionary by the two last names? or the Charon or Atropos? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Accordingly, accompanied by their friendly Charon, with his pitch-pot and cotton, they reached the spot indicated and found the boat. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier Hand in his breast, he stood till Charon came, While Hades hummed with gossip of his name. Ships in Harbour Mr. Charon might stop the noise, but he could never put an end to the conversation of the clearing men. A Canadian Bankclerk Charon almost said “Thataway,” as he shook his head and pointed a trembling finger to the distant shore. Satan and the Comrades People thus carried over the Stygian ferry paid Charon by a small coin put between their lips. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning I was upon the Styx, and in my rower I recognised the redoubtable Charon. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Charon—under sequestration— Does the Stygian bark resign, Glad to find a situation As policeman to the line. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. He tried to make the accountant talk, but all Charon would say was: "You'll have to grin and bear it." A Canadian Bankclerk Charon frowned, trying to collect his wits in the dread presence. Satan and the Comrades He had believed himself dead at first, and demanded why Charon took so long with his ferry-boat. A Victor of Salamis The Romaic idea of the place of the dead, the garden of Charon, whence "neither in spring or summer, nor when grapes are gleaned in autumn, can warrior or maiden escape," is likewise pre-Christian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Unlike Æneas, we passed forward without any floral spoils—for, indeed, we had no such awkward personage as Charon to reckon with—among dark, cool, tree-arched avenues of figs and banyans to the northern limit. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore He fulfilled that latter half of Charon's command—it seemed like a command rather than a suggestion, to the bank-trained clerk—three or four years later. A Canadian Bankclerk “I guessed that from Charon’s description,” Nick said calmly. Satan and the Comrades By a fortunate accident they entered the gates and sought shelter in the house of Charon until the night of the banquet. Ancient States and Empires An old pilot is just come on board, who reminds me more of the poet's description of old Charon than of a modern human being. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I When Charon saw a living man among the dead he sternly ordered Dante to return whence he had come. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. I got in $50,000 in parcels this afternoon and Charon wouldn't send any relief. A Canadian Bankclerk You forged Beelzebub’s signature on my official paper, then put Charon in charge of the bridge, thinking he’s too dumb to report any Commies coming here.” Satan and the Comrades Charon, an eminent patriot, agreed to shelter the conspirators in his house until they struck the blow. Ancient States and Empires A messenger had come to bid Charon instantly to come to the presence of the two feasting polemarchs. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality They came flocking to the Acheron or River of Death, where the ferryman named Charon, with eyes like flaming wheels, bore them across. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. As Evan passed Charon, the accountant did not raise his head; nor did Castle lift his. A Canadian Bankclerk He told of how Charon had discovered the Red plot, then outlined his general plan. Satan and the Comrades Even Charon, sang the poet, shuddered when he heard the traitor's name, and refused to let him enter the gates of Hades. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 At any rate, there was but one thing to do; Charon must go at once. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charon—unlike his namesake—had no objection to ferry us back across the Styx; and having made our way into the upper air, we regained the boat. A Yacht Voyage Round England "But Mr. Charon, you're not going——" "It's not my doing at all," said Charon, interrupting; "anything you have to say had better be told to the manager." A Canadian Bankclerk I never see those flying shadows without thinking of 'Charon sweeping over them.' Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls The figure with the hammer is Charon, who stands ready to receive the sacrifice which is intended to win his favor. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Charon would not listen to their remonstrances, but insisted on leaving the youth in their hands, and hastened away to the house of the polemarchs. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality After looking down for a few seconds, we distinguished a light; and going down the ladder, we stepped into a boat, in which a man, whom we of course denominated Charon, was seated. A Yacht Voyage Round England While he was trying to frame words the voice of Charon sounded at the head of the basement stairs. A Canadian Bankclerk The token was placed in the mummy case upon the Egyptian's lips, perhaps as Charon's toll. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy In the foreground, to the left, could be discerned Charon in his boat, a haggard, wild-looking figure,—a powerful and well conceived design, but of the schools, schooly. The Gods are Athirst Entering the gates, they proceeded quietly through the streets, and soon found an abiding-place in the house of Charon, an earnest patriot. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality He saw them comfortably seated, and the nurse and child in a safe place, and then he turned to the aged ferry-man with hearty good will, and inquired: “Well, old Charon! all right with you?” Cruel As The Grave |
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