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

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 objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s ...

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

All of the planets in our solar system are unique in their own way. One of the most recognizable is Saturn, famous for its ...

Scientists believe that the moons are remnants of larger objects shattered by ancient collisions, a glimpse into the chaotic early solar system.

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.

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

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

Saturn has left its former rival in the dust with a new total of 274 moons, almost twice as many as all the other planets ...