Artwork: Europa Clipper will try to determine whether the moon can support biology Scientists ... determine the thickness of the icy crust above the ocean. The ice shell could be tens of ...

A US spacecraft launched last week to try to land on the Moon has ended its mission in flames over the Pacific ... expected to survive intact to the ocean surface. And even if they did, they ...

A small moon orbiting Uranus called Miranda may have an ocean below its icy crust, suggests a new study of archive images taken 38 years ago. If it’s true, Miranda has the potential for life ...

Over the last few decades ... radius of just 146 miles (235 kilometers), which means the ocean would have taken up almost ...

Planetary scientists don’t care about Mimas, Saturn’s smallest moon. Sure, its massive Herschel ... station is also evidence that it may be an ocean world capable of supporting life.

Recent findings from data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal the presence of a vast ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Mimas. Mimas, known for its resemblance to the "Death ...