Saturn's rings, known for their celestial beauty, will temporarily vanish next week when the planet's tilt causes them to ...

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 ...

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

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?

Scientists have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, increasing the planet's total to 274. Saturn now boasts the ...

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

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

Scientists have discovered 128 new moons around Saturn, bringing the total number to 274. This is the largest number of such ...

Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting the planet Saturn, boosting its position to the top of the Solar System’s ...

The International Astronomical Union formally recognised all of Saturn’s moons this week. The moons are yet to get names but ...

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.