Recent studies, including research from ScienceDirect, suggest that Saturn’s moon Mimas, known as the “Death Star” moon for its iconic crater, may hide a secret ocean beneath its icy surface. While ...

French researchers cited observations made by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Scientists have discovered a recently formed "force" under one of Saturn's most storied moons. Saturn's Mimas moon resembles ...

The outer solar system is awash with liquid water. A briny ocean is concealed beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s fourth largest moon, Europa — with more water than all of Earth’s oceans combined. A ...

The once-exclusive club of Solar System objects that host oceans is getting increasingly crowded. On Wednesday, Nature released a paper providing evidence that Saturn's moon Mimas has a subsurface ...

One of NASA's latest discoveries could change the definition of what planetary objects aside from Earth will be considered "potentially habitable." Researchers have found that Saturn's tiny, frozen ...

"If Mimas has an ocean, it represents a new class of small, 'stealth' ocean worlds with surfaces that do not betray the ocean's existence." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

An uncanny resemblance to the Death Star might not be the only intriguing thing about Saturn’s moon Mimas. It could also harbor a vast ocean of liquid water beneath its pockmarked exterior. A new look ...

Saturn’s moon Mimas may have an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy crust, suggests a recent study. Icy moons with oceans locked away beneath miles of ice are turning out to be fairly common in our ...

"It would be hard, but may be doable." The case for a newborn ocean on Saturn's moon Mimas continues to build. Research mapping the thickness of the world's icy crust not only provides a window for ...

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Scientists have discovered a recently formed "force" under one of Saturn's most storied moons. Saturn's Mimas moon resembles the Empire's Death Star station in the "Star Wars" franchise due to its ...