Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...
Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites orbiting the gas giant. The ...
The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...
The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...
The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...
The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s ...
An international team of astronomers working with the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have discovered a whopping 128 more ...
Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, making its total 274 moons. This discovery surpassed Jupiter's ...
The smashups are thought to have occurred at least 100 million years ago, but the moons they created are new to astronomers.
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.