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Robert Lea

Two moons of Uranus may have active subsurface oceans

An illustration of Uranus and its five largest moons, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon.

Two of Uranus' moons may have active oceans that are pumping material into space, a new study finds.

The realization that there may be more happening in the Uranus system than previously believed came via the discovery of strange features in radiation data collected by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft as it passed the planet almost four decades ago. 

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