The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...

But this week, Jupiter has truly been left in the dust. Astronomers have just announced the detection of an additional 128 moons, brining Saturn’s total to an eyewatering 274. “This is a ...

The discovery has raised a lot of questions. How do you spot moons, and why hadn’t anybody seen these ones already? Doesn’t Jupiter have the most moons? What are they going to call all these ...

Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the planet with the most moons with 274.The International ...

Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the ... in our solar system combined, and leaving Jupiter in a distant second place with 95 moons. “Based on our projections, I don ...

A 2023 discovery of 62 new Saturnian moons put it ahead of Jupiter, which takes the silver medal with 95 recorded satellite objects. Its new count of 274 means Saturn has more moons than every ...

The findings, which mean Saturn has more moons than the rest of the other planets in our solar system combined, were ratified on Tuesday by the International Astronomical Union. Jupiter and Saturn ...

The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a large rock Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent Saturn and Jupiter have ...

bringing its total to 145 moons. The planet’s main competition in the solar system, Jupiter, has just 95 confirmed moons. The two gas giants have been locked in a battle over who has the most ...

Saturn has decisively claimed the crown. With the discovery of 128 new moons, the ringed planet’s total count has soared to 274 — nearly twice as many as all other planets combined. Jupiter now trails ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute via AP VANCOUVER — Canadian and other researchers have confirmed ... and leaving Jupiter in a distant second place with 95 moons.