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Saturn solidifies its title

Saturn solidifies its title as moon king with the discovery of 128 new moons

With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for all.

The Independent · 1d

Astronomers find Saturn has 128 more moons in rare discovery

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 Sinica in Taiwan. The sixth planet from the Sun now has a grand total of 274 moons, the most of any planet in the Solar System.

The Debrief · 3d

More Than 100 New “Irregular” Moons Orbiting Saturn Have Been Discovered by Astronomers

Harvard astronomers have announced the discovery of over 100 previously undiscovered moons orbiting the planet Saturn.

The Print · 11h

Saturn now has 274 moons – but exactly what makes something a moon remains unclear

Duluth News Tribune · 19h

Astro Bob: Saturn's family growing fast — 274 moons and counting

Not that it was a competition, but Saturn surpassed Jupiter in known moons a few years ago. Now the giant planet may never catch up. On March 11, a team of astronomers announced the discovery of 128 new moons for a grand total of 274.

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Image of Saturn in Cassini spacecraft's 'final moments' isn't what it seems

The view was acquired on Sept. 14, 2017 at 19:59 UTC (spacecraft event time). The view was taken in visible light using the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera at a distance of 394,000 miles (634,000 ...

Mathrubhumi English6h

Explainer: 128 new moons for Saturn, but what even counts as a moon?

Saturn surpasses Jupiter with 128 newly discovered moons, becoming the planet with the most moons in our solar system.

Space.com3d

Saturn's moons: Facts about the weird and wonderful satellites of the ringed planet

The largest, Titan, is bigger than the planet Mercury, while the smallest is no larger than a sports arena, according to NASA. Seven of Saturn's moons are so bright that they are visible from ...

Astronomy on MSN4d

Cryovolcanism on Titan may replenish its thick atmosphere

Experiments suggest that processes in the interior of the moon could keep it swathed in an atmosphere that should otherwise ...

Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274

The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s ...

Space.com on MSN3d

Saturn officially has 128 more moons

You thought Saturn's 146 moons were impressive? Think again. The ringed planet's moon count has nearly doubled with the ...

Mashable19d

Actual footage shows what it was like to land on Saturn's moon Titan

SEE ALSO: These photos of a hexagon on Saturn are totally real Thanks to a new video released by NASA, you can relive the Huygens' descent to Titan's surface 12 years after it actually landed.

7 jaw-dropping images of Saturn captured by NASA

Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun, is a gas giant known for its prominent ring system, composed of ice particles, and is the second-largest planet in our solar system, after Jupiter. Saturn is ...

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