Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...

With the new spottings, Saturn has usurped Jupiter which has 95 known moons, while Uranus (28) and Neptune (16) remain third ...

In 2023, astronomers discovered 62 new moons of Saturn, bringing its total to 145 moons and surpassing Jupiter. More recently ...

The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...

For centuries, Jupiter reigned as king of the moons. Initially, the Big Four, discovered by Galileo, and then as optics and astronomy advanced, more and more, smaller and smaller bodies, until Big J ...

Saturn has taken an impressive lead in the "who has the most moons" race with Jupiter after the discovery of a further 128 natural satellites orbiting the gas giant. From 2019 to 2021, the Canada ...

Astronomers have uncovered new evidence that Jupiter’s moon Callisto likely harbors a massive underground ocean, potentially ...

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

Ratification of 128 additional moons puts the smaller gas giant way ahead on satellite count The International Astronomical ...

The spacecraft isn't expected to reach Jupiter to begin its science mission until 2031. Whether the moon could harbor life is unknown, but it's "on the list" of possible places NASA would like to ...