What methods can be used to identify subsurface oceans on the five largest moons of Uranus: Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and ...

"Uranus is weird, so it's always been uncertain how much the magnetic field actually interacts with its satellites." ...

The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have ...

Astronomers have discovered that the "dark sides" of Uranus' largest moons aren't where they originally thought — and in some cases are on the complete opposite sides of the icy satellites than ...

Learn about the unexpected discovery that has shaped new perspectives on Uranus' moons and their brightness.

Some of Uranus' moons show signs of having subsurface liquid oceans where life might be possible. A mission to the Uranian moon system could help planetary scientists learn more about the ...

Of these large moons, Titania and Oberon orbit the farthest from Uranus, and these possible oceans could be dwelling 30 miles below the surface. Ariel and Umbriel may have oceans 19 miles deep.

The new data builds on NASA research from last year that probed Uranus moons Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon for evidence of similar deep, water-filled gorges that could show signs of ...

Ranging between 720 miles to 980 miles across (1,160 to 1,580 kilometers), Uranus’ moons are small. So small, that the largest of those major moons, Titania, is only “likely” to retain ...

Uranus moons including Puck, Titania, and Oberon reference A Midsummer Night’s Dream, while the moon Miranda is a reference to The Tempest, both plays written by the English playwright.

An artist’s impression of Uranus and its five largest moons (innermost to outermost) Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon. NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Mike Yakovlev ...

However, new Hubble Space Telescope observations of Uranus' four largest moons — Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon — show no clear signs of the expected radiation damage, Christian Soto of ...