Hacker News with Generative AI: Moons

Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274 (nytimes.com)
Astronomers say they have discovered more than 100 new moons around Saturn, possibly the result of cosmic smashups that left debris in the planet’s orbit as recently as 100 million years ago.
Kissing moons may explain why Earth's moon is so large (cbc.ca)
Dwarf planet Pluto and our Earth are the only two worlds in our solar system with very large moons. These may have come about by a "kiss and capture" process, which preserves a moon's large size.
A Novel 'Kiss and Capture' Event Gave Pluto Its Largest Moon, Charon (smithsonianmag.com)
Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a celestial collision
Uranus' moon Miranda may have an ocean beneath its surface (phys.org)
A new study suggests Uranus' moon Miranda may harbor a water ocean beneath its surface, a finding that would challenge many assumptions about the moon's history and composition and could put it in the company of the few select worlds in our solar system with potentially life-sustaining environments.
James Webb Space Telescope deciphers the origins of Pluto's icy moon Charon (space.com)
Saturn's moon Mimas may hide a surprisingly young ocean (knowablemagazine.org)
Saturn’s moon Mimas, known for its uncanny resemblance to the Star Wars Death Star, might harbor liquid water beneath its icy shell. If true, similar seas could be hiding in plain sight, and the outer solar system may be far more habitable than previously thought.
NASA okays mission to search for life on Jupiter's moon Europa (nature.com)
After decades of dreaming of Jupiter’s moon Europa — and the vast ocean that probably lies beneath its icy surface — scientists are now weeks away from sending a spacecraft there.
New telescope images of Jupiter's moon Io rival those from spacecraft (phys.org)