Saturn runs rings around Jupiter Ratification of 128 new moons put the smaller gas giant way ahead on satellite count The International Astronomical Union on Tuesday ratified the recent discovery of ...

An international team of astronomers working with the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have discovered a whopping 128 more ...

The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...

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 ...

A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planet’s orbit, or something else.

Even before the recently announced moons, Saturn had more than anyone could reasonably keep track of. Now, astronomers have ...

Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, giving it an insurmountable lead in the running tally of moons in the solar system.Until recently, the “moon king” title was held by Jupiter, ...

Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system’s undisputed “moon king," after discovering 128 more ...

Scientists believe that the moons are remnants of larger objects shattered by ancient collisions, a glimpse into the chaotic early solar system.

“These moons are a few kilometers in size and are likely all fragments of a smaller number of originally captured moons that were broken apart by violent collisions, either with other Saturnian moons ...