Curiously, Ariel and several of Uranus's other moons have experienced multiple periods of geological activity, likely driven by tidal forces. These forces, stemming from the moons' period ...

How can Uranus be used to indirectly study its moons and identify if they possess subsurface oceans? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference hopes to ...

But why is it so important to learn more about Uranus' largest moons like Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon and whether or not they possess subsurface oceans? "The existence or non ...

Ariel, Uranus’s fourth largest moon, is thought to be made of equal parts rock and ice. A new computer model developed at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics could be used to detect ...

Unlike the collision that helped form the Earth and Moon, the impact between Uranus and this unknown icy object would have generated a wealth of gas and smaller debris. The planet tipped over onto ...

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center has announced the discovery of three previously unknown moons of Uranus and Neptune. The latest addition brings Uranus's total moon ...