Saturn, moons

Astronomers Discover 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn, Cementing the Planet’s Title of ‘Moon King’
The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a large rock
128 new moons discovered around Saturn as its realm expands
All of the newly discovered moons are classified as "irregular moons," which are objects captured by Saturn early in the solar system's history.
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.
Astronomers Discover 128 New Moons Around Saturn, Bringing the Total to 274
Saturn’s moons have been the subject of a lot of astronomical attention over the years. They range in size from the planet-sized Titan, which is larger than Mercury, to tiny pot
Astronomers Discover 128 New Moons Around Saturn Securing Its Title as the Moon King and Leaving Jupiter in the Dust
Saturn and Jupiter, the two gas giants, have long vied for the title of “moon king.” Over the years, astronomers have been slowly discovering tiny moons orbiting both. These discoveries sometimes changed the ranking,
Astronomers find 128 new moons orbiting Saturn
An international team of astronomers working with the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have discovered a whopping 128 more moons orbiting Saturn. The Minor Planet Center confirmed the discoveries on March 11.
James Webb Space Telescope Captures Saturn's Changing Season
Imagery of Saturn captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is superimposed over an image captured by Hubble. "Yellows represent bright and warm parts of Saturn’s atmosphere, while the purple areas ...
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Parade of 7 planets is a don’t-miss ‘great alignment’ in the sky: Where, when and how to watch
Ruben Chase – stock.adobe.com The hardest to see — and hardest on the mettle of the mortal — is Saturn. Typically, the planet of hard knocks and the threshold of adulthood is easy to see in ...
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Sat­urn – The ringed plan­et
Saturn is one of the planets that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye. It is the sixth planet from the Sun, between Jupiter and Uranus. With an equatorial diameter of 120,000 kilometres, it ...
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Planetary parade 2025: What to know as 7 planets align in the night sky
Venus will appear as the brightest planet in the sky, near the Pisces constellation. Mercury will be in the constellation Aquarius, near the sun and just above the western horizon. Saturn will ...
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Don't Miss Your Best Chance to See All Seven Planets in a Spectacular Planet Parade
All seven planets will be visible this time around, meaning Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus. (Earth, of course, is the eighth planet, and poor Pluto was demoted in 2006 ...
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A planet on the edge: are Saturn’s rings older than they look?
Saturn’s rings are an arresting sight even through modest telescopes. The planet is made mostly of hydrogen and helium whereas the rings are billions of pieces of mostly bright-white water ice ...
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Seven planets to align in 'rare' planetary parade – when and where to spot each one
Last month, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune could all be seen in the sky at once in a rare planetary alignment, also called a planet parade. Later this month, on February 28 ...