Researchers look into the stresses caused by oceans in the surrounding shells of icy moons, and find that some can release ...
Imagine boiling something. You probably picture a stove, heat radiating from a burner, and bubbles rising because the ...
Small icy moons may have hidden oceans that briefly boil under thick ice. Changing pressure inside these moons shapes their ...
Small icy moons in the outer reaches of our solar system may hide boiling oceans underneath their surfaces, a new study finds.
Simulations show that subsurface oceans on small moons may hit boiling conditions, potentially creating features like Miranda’s distinctive ridges.