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Secret underground oceans on Uranus' moons could make it habitable for alien life, scientists suggest.
- Can we live on Uranus moons?
- Does Uranus have the ability to support life?
- Is there anything special about Uranus moons?
- Does Uranus moons have water?
- Is Titan habitable?
- Would it be possible to live on Jupiter?
- Is Pluto habitable?
- How does NASA pronounce Uranus?
- Can Saturn support life yes or no?
- How is Uranus blue?
- Would Venus be habitable?
- Which Uranus moon is most interesting?
- Who named Uranus moons?
- Is Saturn the only planet with a ring?
Can we live on Uranus moons?
Uranus would be a fascinating planet to visit, but living there would be extremely difficult. However, its moons are a different story. ... Because Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit the Uranus system, Earthlings still don't know much about the planet's moons.
Does Uranus have the ability to support life?
Potential for Life
Uranus' environment is not conducive to life as we know it. The temperatures, pressures, and materials that characterize this planet are most likely too extreme and volatile for organisms to adapt to.
Is there anything special about Uranus moons?
While most of the satellites orbiting other planets take their names from ancient mythologies, Uranus' moons are unique in being named for Shakespearean characters, along with a couple of the moons being named for characters from the works of Alexander Pope.
Does Uranus moons have water?
Uranus has 27 moons total, but the planet has five especially large moons — Titania, Oberon, Umbriel, Ariel and Miranda. ... "If there's liquid water there and it's a little bit salty like ocean water on the Earth," Weiss said about Uranus' moons, "then it can be conducting, meaning currents can flow in it."
Is Titan habitable?
Habitability. Robert Zubrin has pointed out that Titan possesses an abundance of all the elements necessary to support life, saying "In certain ways, Titan is the most hospitable extraterrestrial world within our solar system for human colonization." The atmosphere contains plentiful nitrogen and methane.
Would it be possible to live on Jupiter?
Living on the surface of Jupiter itself would be difficult, but maybe not impossible. The gas giant has a small rocky core with a mass 10 times less than Earth's, but it's surrounded by dense liquid hydrogen extending out to 90 percent of Jupiter's diameter. ... You'd also see numerous cracks that crisscross the globe.
Is Pluto habitable?
Today, Pluto is a freezing cold world with a surface temperature of about 45 Kelvin, or -380 degrees Fahrenheit. However, the research suggests that early on during its ancient history, Pluto had higher chances of being habitable.
How does NASA pronounce Uranus?
It seems particularly humorous when you discuss the methane composition of Uranus, or you want to talk about how hot Uranus is. (You know you smiled a little.) According to NASA, most scientists say YOOR-un-us.
Can Saturn support life yes or no?
Saturn cannot support life as we know it, but some of Saturn's moons have conditions that might support life.
How is Uranus blue?
The blue-green color results from the absorption of red light by methane gas in Uranus' deep, cold and remarkably clear atmosphere. ... In fact, the limb is dark and uniform in color around the planet.
Would Venus be habitable?
View of planet Venus from space. ... Venus, our vexing sister planet, was likely habitable up to 900 million years after its formation, all without the need for plate tectonics (the global geological recycling of a planet's carbon).
Which Uranus moon is most interesting?
Miranda [mih-RAN-dah] is the eleventh of Uranus' moons and is the fifth largest. It is the smallest and innermost of the planet's five major moons and is without a doubt the most interesting. Miranda was named after the daughter of the magician Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Who named Uranus moons?
For example, when William Herschel, a British astronomer, discovered the two moons circling the planet Uranus in 1787, he named them Oberon and Titania in honor of the king and queen of the fairies.
Is Saturn the only planet with a ring?
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest planet in our solar system. Like fellow gas giant Jupiter, Saturn is a massive ball made mostly of hydrogen and helium. Saturn is not the only planet to have rings, but none are as spectacular or as complex as Saturn's. Saturn also has dozens of moons.
