Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the ...
The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...
The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...
The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s ...
Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...
Saturn and Jupiter, the two gas giants, have long vied for the title of “moon king.” Over the years, astronomers have been ...
With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for ...
A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planet’s orbit, or something else.
Saturn was already the reigning champion in the moon department. Now, with 274, Saturn has more moons than all the other ...
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...
Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites orbiting the gas giant. The ...
You thought Saturn's 146 moons were impressive? Think again. The ringed planet's moon count has nearly doubled with the ...