ocean worlds
Could Comets have Delivered the Building Blocks of Life to “Ocean Worlds” like Europa, Enceladus, and Titan too?
Throughout Earth's history, the planet's surface has been regularly impacted by comets, meteors, and the occasional large asteroid. While these…
Ouch! A Monster Asteroid Crashed Into Ganymede 4 Billion Years Ago, Rolling it Over
Jupiter's moon, Ganymede, is a fascinating celestial body. Measuring 5,268 km (3,272 mi) in diameter, it is also the largest…
Pluto Has an Ocean of Liquid Water Surrounded by a 40-80 km Ice Shell
On July 14th, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft conducted the first-ever flyby of Pluto, which once was (and to many,…
What Can We Learn Flying Through the Plumes at Enceladus?
In the next decade, space agencies will expand the search for extraterrestrial life beyond Mars, where all of our astrobiology…
Saturn’s “Death Star Moon” Mimas Probably has an Ocean Too
A recent study published in Nature presents a groundbreaking discovery that Saturn’s moon, Mimas, commonly known as the “Death Star”…
17 Known Exoplanets Could Have Oceans of Liquid Water
The search for life is tied to the search for liquid water. That's why astronomers are so keen on detecting…
Europa Clipper Could Help Discover if Jupiter's Moon is Habitable
Since 1979, when the Voyager probes flew past Jupiter and its system of moons, scientists have speculated about the possibility…
A Swarm Of Swimming Microbots Could Be Deployed To Europa’s Ocean
Europa and other ocean worlds in our solar system have recently attracted much attention. They are thought to be some…
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…
Moons Orbiting Rogue Planets Could be Habitable
A new study reveals how rogue planets could have "Ocean World" moons that may support life.