A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planet’s orbit, or something else.
Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...
You thought Saturn's 146 moons were impressive? Think again. The ringed planet's moon count has nearly doubled with the ...
The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...
Quantitatively upstaging Earth’s guest appearance of a second moon this fall, a recent study found that Saturn has 128 new ...
Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the ...
Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.
March 29, 2025 marks a transformative day as the New Moon aligns with Saturn's transit in Pisces, signaling a period for ...
Saturn has 274 moons recognized by the International Astronomical Union. The number of moons increased substantially in March 2025 when 128 new moons were discovered by a team led by Edward Ashton ...
With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for ...
The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...