Uranus, the seventh planet in our Solar System, boasts 27 known moons, with Titania being the largest among them.

NASA is gearing up to send a new probe to Uranus, equipped with advanced technology aimed at investigating its icy moons.

Research indicates that subsurface oceans of liquid water are common on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, prompting scientists to explore whether Uranus and Neptune's icy moons might also harbor similar features.

Recent studies suggest that Ariel, one of Uranus's moons, may have a subsurface ocean approximately 160 kilometers thick, encased by a 30-kilometer thick ice shell, as indicated by a wobble of about 100 meters.

Future space missions could utilize measurements of moon rotation to detect wobbles, which may reveal the presence of liquid oceans beneath their icy surfaces.

The degree of wobble in a moon's rotation can provide insights into its internal structure; less wobble suggests a solid composition, while significant wobble may indicate ice floating on a subsurface ocean.

Researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics are developing techniques to detect subsurface oceans by analyzing high-resolution camera images to observe these wobbles.

By studying the wobble of moons, scientists can estimate their interior composition, including the proportions of ice, water, and rock.

The potential for life on icy moons is a significant area of interest, as exemplified by Europa, a moon of Jupiter, which has a 30-kilometer thick icy crust over a 100-kilometer deep ocean, sustained by internal heat from tidal forces.

Life on Earth has been discovered in extreme environments, such as hydrothermal vents, suggesting that similar conditions could exist on Europa and other icy moons, making them prime candidates for life detection.

The findings from these studies will aid mission planners in optimizing scientific objectives for future explorations of these intriguing celestial bodies.

Previous explorations of the outer Solar System by Voyager and Pioneer probes have provided valuable insights, although they were limited by the technology available at the time.