The new data builds on NASA research from last year that probed Uranus moons Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon for evidence ...

The moons .f Uranus, in contrast to their primary ... 3 shows the orbits of the satellites Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon as seen looking in the direction of the arrow o at the date of ...

Ariel is named after a character in William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” while Titania and Oberon are from his “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” As part of a planned “Moons of Uranus ...

Since he returned from his doctorate in France, in 1982, the Brazilian astronomer has been continuously registering the celestial revolutions of Uranus and its five largest moons: Miranda, Ariel, ...

and potentially moons of Uranus Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon.” For instance, “by measuring the cenotectic of various water-salt solutions that may capture some of the chemistry of Europa ...

However, the low libration amplitudes posed measurement challenges for Titania and Oberon. A future Uranus system mission could enhance understanding the moons' thermal and orbital evolution.

Artwork: Uranus and its five largest moons had been thought to be inactive and sterile. The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the dead sterile worlds that scientists have long ...