Far from the warmth of the Sun, some of the coldest-looking worlds in the solar system may be hiding the hottest surprises.

According to In-the-sky.org, an astronomy website, Uranus is set to hit opposition at 7:17 a.m. EST (12:17 GMT) today. This ...

There are several frozen moons in our solar system, orbiting the gas giants. Some of them, despite having temperatures that would make Antarctica feel tropical, have liquid water under the surface.

Small icy moons in the outer reaches of our solar system may hide boiling oceans underneath their surfaces, a new study finds.

Simulations show that subsurface oceans on small moons may hit boiling conditions, potentially creating features like Miranda’s distinctive ridges.

Small icy moons may have hidden oceans that briefly boil under thick ice. Changing pressure inside these moons shapes their ...

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What happens when a planet contains immense quantities of water but is far too hot for that water to remain liquid?

That’s also true for the other moons that provide the gravitational stress. As a result, the internal oceans may actually ...

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