The appearance of one of Saturn's smallest moons lends it the nickname "Death Star," but astronomers say new evidence suggests the world is, in fact, home to an ingredient vital for life: water.

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.

AN ocean full of alien life could be hiding on an icy moon system not far from earth, in what scientists have called an "incredibly surprising" discovery. The moon, named Miranda, orbits the ...

To take the guided tour of Europa, visit trek.nasa.gov/europa, click on the "hamburger" icon on the top left of the screen, ...

On Oct. 14 NASA’s Europa Clipper was launched from Kennedy Space Center to explore Jupiter’s moon, Europa. It will arrive at ...

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

The new moon occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

The region around a star with such temperate ... to measure the depth of the ocean, identify some of the compounds at Europa’s surface and precisely map the moon’s magnetic field, which ...

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

It is the first detailed investigation of Jupiter's moon Europa—which is believed to harbor an ocean so vast that it contains more water than anywhere else in the known universe (even Earth).