The friction from the tugging would be enough to create a heat source that kept the moon’s interior warm. 4 It is possible that Miranda still has ocean life today.

The model implies that Miranda may once have harbored an ocean up to 100 km thick. Such a feature would categorize it as an “ocean world” alongside other icy moons like Enceladus and Europa.

Turns out, that trajectory would carry Voyager 2 far closer to Miranda than any other of Uranus’ satellites. On January 24, 1986, it did just that, coming within 19,000 miles (30,000 kilometers).

A new study suggests Uranus' moon Miranda may harbor a water ocean beneath its surface, a finding that would challenge many assumptions about the moon's history and composition and could put it in ...

If Miranda’s orbit really was elongated, the moon would have been squeezed and stretched by the tidal effect of Uranus’ gravity, and, just like a rubber ball squeezed in your hand, it would ...

Miranda reveals a complex geologic history in this view, acquired by Voyager 2 on Jan. 24, 1986, around its close approach to the Uranian moon.

The strange appearance of Uranus' moon Miranda may finally have an explanation. Miranda resembles Frankenstein's monster — a bizarre jumble of parts that didn't quite merge properly. Now ...

And that’s to say nothing of Uranus’ moons, of which there are nearly 30. Earlier this year, a different team of astronomers discovered a new moon orbiting the planet, the first to be found in ...

The scientists who studied Miranda also used Voyager 2 to discern features they may have otherwise missed. Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

A UND Ph.D. candidate is the lead author on a study exploring the possibility Uranus' moon Miranda hosted a massive subsurface ocean in the last 500 million years.

A UND Ph.D. candidate is the lead author on a study exploring the possibility Uranus' moon Miranda hosted a massive subsurface ocean in the last 500 million years.