Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.

A reassessment of data from NASA's Voyager 2 has revealed that Uranus' moon Miranda may contain a subsurface ocean, challenging assumptions about its potential for life.

Astronomers have been curious about the makeup of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, ever since its discovery by ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, holds some of the solar system’s most intriguing mysteries. Among its 28 known moons ...

For the most part, these moons (such as Europa or Enceladus) have been gravitationally ... a smattering of different geological features on its surface, including grooved terrain, rough scarps ...

The icy moon Miranda is the latest satellite in our solar system to spark hope in the search for life beyond Earth.

“To find evidence of an ocean inside a small object like Miranda is incredibly surprising,” said Tom Nordheim, a planetary ...

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"The suggestion of an ocean inside one of the most distant moons in the solar system is remarkable," a researcher said.