Saturn’s moon Mimas may look like the Death Star from the “Star Wars” saga, but it has a secret that makes it even more fascinating. Scientists have found evidence of a vast ocean of liquid ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the Moon passing by Saturn on the evening of December 7. Both objects at ...

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Saturn's small, crater-covered moon Mimas may have a vast ocean under its thick icy surface, according to a new paper. Why it matters: The discovery suggests the conditions under which oceans ...

Planetary scientists don’t care about Mimas, Saturn’s smallest moon. Sure, its massive Herschel crater might make it look like the “Death Star” space station from Star Wars, but it’s ...

Discovered by William Herschel in 1789, Saturn’s icy moon Mimas is 246 miles in diameter and orbits just outside the visible rings. It has an enormous impact crater, discovered in 1980 and named in ...

Scientists think that one of Saturn's moons may be hiding an ocean under its icy surface. They believe liquid water formed on Mimas - the planet's smallest and innermost moon - somewhere between ...

Astronomers have found the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy exterior of Saturn’s Death Star lookalike mini moon. The French-led team analyzed changes in Mimas’ orbit ...

Feb. 7, 2024 — Saturn's moon Mimas harbors a global ocean beneath its icy shell, discovered through analysis of its orbit by Cassini spacecraft data. This ocean formed just 5-15 million years ...

Another moon, previously assumed to be a barren ice rock, might join their ranks. Mimas is a small moon of Saturn, often compared to the Death Star from Star Wars, thanks to its large, distinct ...

Saturn’s innermost moon ‘Mimas’ might have been hiding an internal ocean. The evidence comes from NASA’s Cassini mission that explored Saturn and its moons for a decade. An internal ocean ...

Recent findings from data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal the presence of a vast ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Mimas. Mimas, known for its resemblance to the "Death ...