Uranus Moon Miranda's Hidden Sea

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Moon named 'Miranda' orbiting Uranus seems to have an ocean and possibly life

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A recent study suggests that Miranda , located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden sea beneath its icy crust, making it hospitable to extraterrestrial life.

Scientists think a massive collision with an Earth -sized object might have knocked Miranda over early in its history.

This ocean could have been warm enough to remain liquid, despite Miranda ’s distance from the Sun .

Miranda could be hiding a vast ocean beneath its patchwork surface.

The idea that such a small body, orbiting one of the most distant planets, might have an environment capable of sustaining life is nothing short of mind-blowing.

All of this goes to show that there’s so much left to discover out there.

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