Scientists have identified Miranda, one of Uranus’ smallest moons, as a potential “ocean world” with a subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust. Using data from Voyager 2 and new computer models, researchers suggest that tidal heating from gravitational interactions with neighboring moons may have generated enough heat to sustain liquid water deep within Miranda. This discovery adds Miranda to a growing list of moons with possible oceans, prompting calls for a future mission to Uranus to ...
