Saturn regained its title as moon king last year with the discovery of 62 new moons, bringing its total to 145 moons. The planet’s main competition in the solar system, Jupiter, has just 95 ...

Efrain Morales captured the image of Titan's shadow darkening Saturn on July 18, while the gas giant was over 800 million ...

The full moon takes place a mere three days before the Perseids meteor shower peaks, and 11 days before the next planet ...

Early risers will get a rare opportunity to see something extraordinary in the early hours of July 18 — the dark shadow of ...

Scientists have found cell-like compartments called vesicles on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, which could form the precursors ...

The same phenomenon also happens to some of Saturn's other major moons, including Mimas and Rhea. However, their respective shadows are smaller and lighter than Titan's, making it harder to see them.

Saturn has more moons than any planet in our solar system. Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, further solidifying the planet as the "moon king" of our solar system.

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far beyond any other planet in our solar system.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons.

He fell into hunting for Saturn’s moons in 2018, when his then academic adviser suggested the project for his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia. It has been a fruitful search.