like Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus. Ceres, we think, is therefore the most accessible icy world in the ...

A reassessment of data from NASA's Voyager 2 has revealed that Uranus' moon Miranda may contain a subsurface ocean, ...

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

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

With a hard, frozen exterior, Enceladus' surface averages a chilly -330 degrees Fahrenheit. It's one of the coldest places in the Saturn system. An ice world, where we'd expect everything to be ...

A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...

Miranda, a small moon of Uranus, has always been a bit of a mystery. Recently, scientists have been curious if it might have ...

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

and determine if spectacular geysers spout from its surface, much like Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The probe will give investigators insight into the inner workings of icy ocean worlds, which may ...

In a discovery that may further our understanding of the early evolution of life on Earth, a research team, including ...

For the most part, these moons (such as Europa or Enceladus) have been gravitationally ... possessed a deep liquid water ocean beneath its surface. What's more, remnants of that ocean may still ...