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 ...
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?
Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, making its total 274 moons. This discovery surpassed Jupiter's ...
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 about 100 million years ago.
The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...
For centuries, Jupiter reigned as king of the moons. Initially, the Big Four, discovered by Galileo, and then as optics and ...
Scientists believe that the moons are remnants of larger objects shattered by ancient collisions, a glimpse into the chaotic early solar system.
The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s ...
Saturn’s rings will be impossible to see from Earth as of March 23rd, according to Forbes. This is because our view of the ...
Saturn's rings, known for their celestial beauty, will temporarily vanish next week when the planet's tilt causes them to ...