Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Ariel, Uranus' second-closest moon, shows bright, fractured terrain that may have formed above a ...

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An unsuspecting moon lurking in our solar system has a secret ocean of water that might even harbor extraterrestrial life, scientists have suggested. The tiny world Miranda, one of the moons of the ...

Some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system reveal Ariel could be another solar system moon with buried liquid water. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

New research on the Uranian moon Ariel suggests the icy world may be hiding a deep secret. Credit: NASA / JPL Scientists think one of Uranus' moons may once have had an ocean roughly 100 miles deep — ...

They’re running rings around Uranus. New research suggests a moon orbiting the sophomoric-sounding planet might contain enough natural resources to support alien life. Scientists from Johns Hopkins ...

On January 20, 2026, Saturn and Uranus make a sextile—a positive 60° angle between planets that encourages teamwork between ...

"This was the first time we have collaborated on this scale for an occultation." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA researchers ...

The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have tectonic features or a patchwork of ridges and cliffs. Using the Hubble space ...

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer than anything. A study by the lead researchers astrophysicists Luca Morf ...