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Four of Uranus’ Moons Might Have Liquid Oceans, Too
The study of ocean worlds, planetary bodies with potential interior reservoirs of liquid water, has come to the forefront in…
Scientists Investigate Potential Regolith Origin on Uranus’ Moon, Miranda
In a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal, a pair of researchers led by The Carl Sagan Center…
What Mission Could Detect Oceans at Uranus’ Moons?
Exploration of ocean worlds has become a hot topic of late, primarily due to their role as a potential harbor…
Uranus’ Moons are Surprisingly Similar to Dwarf Planets in the Kuiper Belt
Astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus—and two of its moons—230 years ago. Now a group of astronomers working with data from…
Who was Gerard Kuiper?
In the outer reaches of the Solar System, beyond the orbit of Neptune, lies a region permeated by celestial objects…
Uranus’ “Frankenstein Moon” Miranda
Ever since the Voyager space probes ventured into the outer Solar System, scientists and astronomers have come to understand a…
Uranus’ “Sprightly” Moon Ariel
The outer Solar System has enough mysteries and potential discoveries to keep scientists busy for decades. Case in point, Uranus…
Uranus’ Moon Titania
Thanks to the Voyager missions, which passed through the outer Solar system in the late 1970s and early 1980s, scientists…
How Many Moons Does Uranus Have?
Like all the gas and ice giants of the outer Solar System, Uranus has an impressive system as moons, of…
Uranus’ Moon Umbriel
The 19th century was an auspicious time for astronomers and planet hunters. In addition to the discovery of the Asteroid…