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A new study of Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas finds evidence of a young, underground ocean that may be hospitable to early forms of life.
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 ...
Mimas, which is Saturn's 7th largest moon and resembles the Death Star from Star Wars, has a unique orbit around its parent planet that can best be explained by the presence of a liquid ocean ...
Saturn's Mimas moon resembles the Empire's Death Star station in the "Star Wars" franchise due to its gray, icy shell and large impact crater on its surface -- but its famous likeness is not what ...
Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon was hiding a secret: an underground ocean Researchers say the unlikely discovery could help them better understand buried oceans on frozen moons — and maybe life ...
A moon of Saturn that bears a striking resemblance to Star Wars' Death Star has been holding a secret — and it's not the Galactic Empire's favorite world-obliterating space weapon. Mimas, one of ...
Astronomers have found the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy exterior of Saturn’s Death Star lookalike mini moon.
Astronomers are reporting the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy exterior of Saturn's mini moon, Mimas.
Astronomers have found the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy exterior of Saturn's Death Star lookalike mini moon.Related video above: First photo from Japan's moon lander ...