Thomas Mulligan reports on promising evidence of an ocean beneath Saturn’s moon Mimas, hinting at extraterrestrial seas.

This summer, skywatchers will be treated to a rare spectacle visible from Earth: the shadow of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, ...

Saturn’s moon Mimas, known for its uncanny resemblance to the Star Wars Death Star, might harbor liquid water beneath its icy shell.

As with Enceladus, Saturn’s gravity should churn any potential ocean waters within Mimas, causing large cracks to appear in the surface ice. No such fractures have been seen.

Saturn’s moon Mimas, floating above the planet’s rings, might conceal a liquid ocean beneath its surface. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute The outer solar system is awash with liquid ...

Saturn’s moon Mimas, floating above the planet’s rings, might conceal a liquid ocean beneath its surface. CREDIT: NASA/JPL/SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE ...

PARIS - Saturn's small moon Mimas seems an unlikely suspect in the hunt for life in Earth's backyard - it is probably best known for looking like th ...

Astronomers have discovered evidence of a subsurface ocean under the icy abyss of Saturn’s mini moon, Mimas, which resembles the Star Wars Death Star.

Saturn’s moon Mimas may have an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy crust, suggests a recent study. Icy moons with oceans locked away beneath miles of ice are turning out to be fairly common ...

A moon of Saturn that bears a striking resemblance to Star Wars' Death Star has been holding a secret — and it's not the Galactic Empire's favorite world-obliterating space weapon. Mimas, one of ...

Researchers suggest a global ocean lies 15 miles beneath the surface of Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas—a shocking discovery that could redefine what a habitable world looks like ...

But scientists said on Wednesday that underneath the unassuming moon's icy shell is a vast hidden ocean that has many of the ingredients necessary to host primitive alien life.