To find answers, Cartwright emphasized the need for further exploration and the importance of a dedicated Uranus mission. "We need an orbiter that can make close passes of Ariel, map its medial ...

Astronomers have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean. Skip to main content.

On Ariel, spreading could occur when warmer material surges upwards from below, splitting the moon 's crust before filling the crack it created. The researchers found that when they joined the two ...

This wider view of the Uranian system released on April 06, 2023 was taken with the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument features the planet Uranus as well as six of its 27 known moons ...

The Uranus moons Ariel and Miranda may have oceans blasting plumes of particles into space, a new look at data collected by NASA's Voyager 2 probe suggests. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

These icy bodies, which range from 293 to 980 miles (472 to 1,578 kilometers) wide, are all "tidally locked" to Uranus, meaning that the same half of the moon always faces the planet, similar to ...

Planetary scientists believe five moons around Uranus may hold subsurface oceans thanks to something Voyager 2 spotted nearly 35 years ago. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean.