Earlier this year, researchers discovered that a vast liquid ocean lurks beneath the icy shell of Saturn's tiny moon, Mimas. Now the same team may have discovered how it was created. New research ...

Now another moon appears to be secretly flooded. Saturn’s moon Mimas, known for its uncanny resemblance to the Star Wars Death Star, might harbor liquid water beneath its icy shell. If true ...

A timelapse of all of the photographs the Cassini space probe has taken of Saturn's moon Mimas from Feb. 6, 2004 to Sept. 15, 2015. Note: These sequences at times include rapid flashing.

A startling silhouette of Saturn is created in this Cassini spacecraft portrait. A kingly crescent Saturn rests on the right of this Cassini spacecraft portrait while the moon Mimas appears above the ...

Mimas' Surprise: Tiny Moon of Saturn Holds Young Ocean Beneath Icy Shell Feb. 7, 2024 — Saturn's moon Mimas harbors a global ocean beneath its icy shell, discovered through analysis of its orbit ...

Blue skies on a golden planet, and two of our solar system's greatest extremes – Saturn is a planet of contrasts and surprises. This image, one of 77 photographs that appeared in Otherworlds: Visions ...

Take advantage of a nocturne at Les Étincelles in the Palais de la découverte to observe the sky and Mimas, Saturn's ...

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today.