A mere decade ago, astronomers knew of just 62 moons around Saturn. Today the ringed planet boasts a staggering 274 official satellites. That’s more than any other world in the solar system—and far ...

Saturn and two of its moons, Tethys and Dione, photographed by Voyager 1 on November 3, 1980. NASA/JPL-Caltech Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far beyond any other planet in our solar system. A natural-color view of ...

Saturn has solidified its status as the planet with the most moons in our solar system, surpassing Jupiter with a total of 274 moons. This new milestone was made possible by the identification of 128 ...

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team of astronomers led by Edward Ashton at the Academia ...

Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, further solidifying the planet as the "moon king" of our solar system. Astronomers from Taiwan, Canada, France and the U.S. announced the ...

Space scientists have announced Saturn has 128 new moons. New findings have unveiled a new total of 274 moons, almost twice as many as all the other planets combined. The International Astronomical ...

The moons were discovered by a group of astronomers from Taiwan, Canada, the United States, and France. Between 2019 and 2021, they used the Canada France Hawaii Telescope to repeatedly monitor the ...

The smashups are thought to have occurred at least 100 million years ago, but the moons they created are new to astronomers. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window ...

Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and skywatchers in Florida, northwestern South America, the Caribbean and Central America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion ...

Scientists from NASA and Chalmers University have discovered that incompatible substances can mix on Titan’s icy surface, ...

This Sunday evening, the nearly full Harvest Moon will be visible with Saturn positioned just below it, creating a rare and eye-catching celestial display that will be visible to the naked eye and ...