Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun, was already the reigning champion of moon-having. A 2023 discovery of 62 new Saturnian moons put it ahead of Jupiter, which takes the silver medal with 95 ...

The smashups are thought to have occurred at least 100 million years ago, but the moons they created are new to astronomers.

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 ...

Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The International Astronomical Union officially recognized 128 new moons orbiting ...

the same astronomers who discovered the recent 128 moons discovered 62 moons orbiting Saturn. This placed the ringed planet firmly in the lead. Elsewhere in the Solar System, Earth has one moon ...

The report noted that Ashton, who will have naming rights for these objects, was also responsible for finding 62 new moons of Saturn two years ago.

By Jonathan O’Callaghan Jonathan O’Callaghan reported on an earlier discovery of 62 moons around Saturn in 2023. Astronomers say they have discovered more than 100 new moons around Saturn ...

to monitor the sky around Saturn in minute detail between 2019 to 2021, combining multiple images to strengthen an astronomical object’s signal. The initial run uncovered 62 moons – and an ...

beating Saturn’s 83 moons at the time. Only a short time later, still in 2023, the same astronomers who discovered the recent 128 moons discovered 62 moons orbiting Saturn. This placed the ringed ...