Using geological mapping and stress modeling ... Inverness Corona from Miranda (Moon of Uranus). Image via Wiki Commons. The results suggest a likely scenario in which Miranda’s crust was ...

Using geological mapping and stress modeling, researchers calculated Miranda’s ice shell and possible ... stretching and compression shaping the moon’s surface. Caleb Strom, a graduate student ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus’s moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden sea beneath its icy crust, making it hospitable to ...

By mapping Miranda's rugged, heavily cratered surface and comparing pattern alignments, they built a compelling case for the moon concealing a liquid ocean layer beneath its icy shell. Their ...

A small moon orbiting Uranus called Miranda may have an ocean below its icy crust, suggests a new study of archive images taken 38 years ago. If it’s true, Miranda has the potential for life ...

Given Miranda's modest radius of only 146 miles (235 kilometers), the ocean would have represented nearly half the moon's entire volume. Strom noted, “That result was a big surprise to the team ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus was also once thought to be frozen until NASA’s Cassini spacecraft discovered that it had a global ocean and active geysers. Miranda may follow a similar path.

Uranus’ moon Miranda, once thought to be a lifeless, frozen ball of ice, could actually be hiding vast oceans of liquid water, which according to recent research, could be home to ...

New research suggests a moon orbiting the sophomoric-sounding ... and the University of North Dakota say the lunar object, named Miranda, has sources of water hidden below its surface.

New research indicates that Uranus's moon Miranda may be hiding a subsurface ocean, challenging many assumptions about its history and composition. The finding suggests that Miranda could have ...

Voyager 2 data hints at a possible ocean beneath Miranda's icy surface. Miranda, a moon of Uranus, shows signs of ancient geological activity. Research reveals potential subsurface oceans on Uranus’ ...