While the crater-pitted moon may appear geologically dead, researchers have discovered more could be going on under its icy ...

The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are ...

Small icy moons in the outer reaches of our solar system may hide boiling oceans underneath their surfaces, a new study finds.

There are several frozen moons in our solar system, orbiting the gas giants. Some of them, despite having temperatures that would make Antarctica feel tropical, have liquid water under the surface.

That’s also true for the other moons that provide the gravitational stress. As a result, the internal oceans may actually ...

Simulations show that subsurface oceans on small moons may hit boiling conditions, potentially creating features like Miranda’s distinctive ridges.

The outer planets of the solar system are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are ...

Saturn's moon Mimas, imaged by the Cassini spacecraft. A new study shows how such small ice moons could sustain a liquid ...

Out in the cold, distant reaches of our solar system, many moons are wrapped in thick layers of ice. At first glance, these ...

"This process could explain distinctive surface features on small moons that otherwise appear geologically dead." ...

New research on icy moons was conducted. The study suggests that some icy moons in our solar system may have subsurface ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that beneath the frozen surface of Enceladus, Saturn’s smallest moon, there could be vast, ...