Saturn has dozens of new moons, bringing it to a total of 274. All of the new moons are between 2 and 4 kilometres wide, but at what point is a rock too small to be a moon?

The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...

Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites orbiting the gas giant. The ...

The public has a standing date each week during the school year to see the celestial sights during the Public Observation ...

Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, making its total 274 moons. This discovery surpassed Jupiter's ...

Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system’s undisputed “moon king," after discovering 128 more ...

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.

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

With the knowledge that these were probably moons and that there were likely even more waiting to be discovered, we revisited ...

Saturn leads the list of planets with the most moons since 2023. Now that a record discovery was published, it seems to be ...

The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision about 100 million years ago.