{"id":228329,"date":"2023-05-08T06:48:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T10:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=287984"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:16:58","slug":"oceans-uranus-moons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/oceans-uranus-moons\/","title":{"rendered":"Oceans Beyond Earth: Uranus&#8217; Moons Offer Clues of Possible Vast Water Reserves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many of us ask ourselves the same question <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-lyrids-how-to-see-meteor-rain-from-anywhere-in-the-world?ex=DINS-635.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">when we look at the night sky<\/a><strong>: is it possible that there is extraterrestrial life in our solar system?<\/strong> Although it sounds like bad science fiction, this question has been the subject of intense research and debate within the scientific community (and will continue to be).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Google Earth\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/855e97a8-96d0-11e6-9c2c-00163ed833e7\/4242516435\/google-earth-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Google Earth<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-earth.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-earth.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Most research has focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/eta-aquarids-how-and-when-to-see-high-point-spectacular-rain-of-stars?ex=DINS-635.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">planets<\/a> such as Mars, Venus or Saturn. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/jpl\/new-study-of-uranus-large-moons-shows-4-may-hold-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a new study published by NASA<\/a> indicates that several moons of <strong>Uranus may have oceans warm enough to support life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists have recently analyzed data collected over decades by the veteran <strong>Voyager 2<\/strong> spacecraft, which flew over Uranus in 1986 during one of its long space missions. Thanks to new computer techniques, it has been discovered that <strong>4 of the planet&#8217;s 27<\/strong> moons may have brackish oceans in their cores and crusts. This new study is the first to delve into the structure of the five <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/lunar-eclipse-may-2023?ex=DINS-635.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">large moons<\/a> of Uranus <strong>(Umbriel, Titania, Ariel, Oberon and Miranda)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I to the world am like a drop of water<br>That in the ocean seeks another drop&#8230;&quot;<br><br>New NASA research suggests four of Uranus\u2019 largest moons, some named for Shakespeare characters, likely contain an ocean layer between their cores and icy crusts. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Jj0FuTB49\">https:\/\/t.co\/3Jj0FuTB49<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vZ7NRQcmxJ\">pic.twitter.com\/vZ7NRQcmxJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NASA Solar System (@NASASolarSystem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASASolarSystem\/status\/1654185607365644288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The results suggest that these <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/everything-you-need-to-know-solar-eclipse-2023-once-in-a-lifetime-event?ex=DINS-635.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moons<\/a> would be adding <strong>plasma<\/strong> to space through an a priori unknown process. As a result, it is possible that there were <strong>large oceans beneath the surface<\/strong> and that they spew this material through plumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radioactive decay would have caused moons like <strong>Titania<\/strong> to harbor heat internally, which would eventually lead to the existence of these oceans. Now, the <strong>National Academies&#8217; 2023 Decadal Survey of Planetary Science and Astrobiology<\/strong> wants to prioritize Uranus in upcoming space missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uranus has managed to captivate the scientific community because its size is the most common size to be found in the cosmos, making it an ideal planet to learn about. Despite this, only one spacecraft has visited the planet&#8217;s environs. Scientists have used ground-based telescopes to better understand its seasonal and meteorological changes, but the paucity of information still leaves us with many questions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Google Earth\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/855e97a8-96d0-11e6-9c2c-00163ed833e7\/4242516435\/google-earth-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Google Earth<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-earth.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-earth.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study published by NASA indicates that several of Uranus&#8217; moons could have oceans warm enough to support life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9211,"featured_media":228332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-228329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228329"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320479,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228329\/revisions\/320479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228329"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=228329"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=228329"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=228329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}