Uranus sits far beyond the orbit of Saturn, yet its smallest moons are suddenly at the center of a quiet revolution in outer solar system science. New observations suggest these tiny satellites are ...

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We have an idea of what the solar system's past was like: It was violent and chaotic. However, we are still studying how violent it was. Current models suggest that at some point after their formation ...

This article was originally published at Eos. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The solar system's oddball planet has some pretty odd moons, too.