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128 new moons discovered orbiting Saturn, nearly doubling the ringed planet's total

Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the indisputable frontrunner for having the most moons in our solar system.

The Independent · 8h

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.

National Geographic · 1d

Saturn now has a ridiculous number of moons

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.

12hon MSN

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

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

2d

Which planet has the most moons? Saturn dethrones Jupiter.

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

Saturn has a whopping 274 moons ― scientists want to know why

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

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