The existence of another watery world in the outer solar system may offer clues to how such seas form—and hope for another spot to search for life. By Shannon Hall / Knowable Magazine Published Aug 10 ...

That’s no moon, it’s an ocean world—and it could greatly expand the number of potentially habitable worlds thought to exist. If it’s true then the tiny moon, which measures 123 miles in diameter, ...

Researchers have just revealed that Mimas, one of Saturn's smallest moons, has an ocean of liquid water flowing under its entire surface. What is really making waves though, is how young the body of ...

The outer solar system is awash with liquid water. A briny ocean is concealed beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s fourth largest moon, Europa — with more water than all of Earth’s oceans combined. A ...

"The major finding is to discover habitability conditions on a solar system object which we would never, never expect to have liquid water. It's really astonishing." When you purchase through links on ...

The outer solar system is awash with liquid water. A briny ocean is concealed beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, Europa—with more water than all of Earth’s oceans combined. A ...

When looking for places that could potentially harbor life in our solar system, astronomers are increasingly interested in some of the moons of large gas giant planets. Saturn’s moon Enceladus and ...

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 in our ...

In the search for oases of liquid water in the solar system, Saturn’s diminutive moon Mimas would not have appeared high on many astronomers’ lists. Its icy crust has a dead, inert surface, pocked ...