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NASA has discovered water plumes on Europa
VIDEO Sep 27, 2016The find could make it much easier to search for evidence of extraterrestrial life in Europa's oceans.
Pluto may have an ocean over 100km deep
Sep 24, 2016Scientists believe that the dwarf planet's interior may be filled with large quantities of liquid water.
Prehistoric 'vampire' microbes discovered
Nov 20, 2015750 million-year-old fossils have revealed evidence of a deadly microbe with vampiric tendencies.
Europa mission now one step closer to reality
VIDEO Jun 18, 2015NASA has announced that it has reached a major new milestone in its upcoming mission to explore Europa.
Enceladus' ocean is similar to lakes on Earth
May 11, 2015The subsurface ocean on Saturn's moon is very similar to life-bearing salt lakes on our own planet.
NASA plans to send robotic eel to Europa
May 11, 2015An unconventional type of rover could be used to explore the oceans beneath Jupiter's icy moon.
Acid oceans blamed for worst mass extinction
Apr 12, 2015An extinction event known as the 'Great Dying' wiped out most of the life on Earth 251 million years ago.
Mars was once covered in vast oceans
VIDEO Mar 6, 2015Scientists have revealed that Mars had so much water that it covered over half the northern hemisphere.
Venus once had carbon dioxide oceans
Dec 29, 2014Despite its hellish conditions, Venus may have once had its own version of Earth's oceans.
Ocean contains 5 trillion pieces of plastic
Dec 11, 2014The world's oceans have become a dumping ground for almost 270,000 tons of waste plastics.
Cassini spies sun glinting on Titan's seas
Oct 31, 2014NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of sunlight glinting on Titan's hydrocarbon oceans.
Global warming slowdown could last 15 years
Aug 22, 2014Scientists believe that excess heat is currently being stored in the depths of the world's oceans.
Are oceans mandatory for life to develop ?
Jul 21, 2014A new study has concluded that an exoplanet requires a liquid water ocean in order to sustain life.
Huge 'ocean' discovered in Earth's interior
Jun 15, 2014A massive reservoir of water three times the volume of all the world's oceans lies 700km underground.
Ganymede may harbor ice and ocean layers
May 4, 2014The largest moon in our solar system could be home to a subterranean 'club sandwich' of ice and oceans.
Diamond rain may fall on Jupiter and Saturn
Oct 10, 2013The two largest planets in our solar system may be home to diamond rain and liquid diamond oceans.
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