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

New research suggests a moon orbiting the sophomoric-sounding planet might contain enough natural resources to support alien ...

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

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, ...

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

In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and 2: a pair of spacecraft tasked with touring Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune by ...

We're squeezing the last bit of science we can from Voyager 2's images.' The only spacecraft to visit Uranus was NASA's Voyager 2 in 1986 - and this isn't the first time that scientists have ...

AN ocean full of alien life could be hiding on an icy moon system not far from earth, in what scientists have called an ...

Finding something like this out would have probably taken less time if we had sent more probes to Uranus. However, exploring this gassy planet has been less than fulfilling for many, leaving ...

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

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

“To find evidence of an ocean inside a small object like Miranda is incredibly surprising,” said Tom Nordheim, a planetary ...