More information: D. J. Hemingway et al, Looking for Subsurface Oceans Within the Moons of Uranus Using Librations and Gravity, Geophysical Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL110409 ...
Astronomers have uncovered three new moons, including Uranus’ first in over two decades, marking a milestone in our understanding of the outer reaches of the solar system. The International ...
Nov. 25, 2024 — A new computer model can be used to detect and measure interior oceans on the ice covered moons of Uranus. The model works by analyzing orbital wobbles that would be visible from ...
On Jan. 13, 1986, astronomer Stephen Synnott, using data collected by NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, discovered three additional moons in orbit around Uranus. Those moons are Desdemona, Rosalind and ...
At a magnitude of just 5.8, Uranus will be much more difficult than Mars despite being just 32 arcminutes (about the moon's width) from the red planet. However, there is a way to easily see it.