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Saturn Secures Its Title

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 10h

Astronomers Discover 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn, Cementing the Planet’s Title of ‘Moon King’

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

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 14h

Moon king: Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn. Here's what we know.

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 Secures Its Title as the ‘Moon King’ With Major Haul of New Moons

Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites orbiting the gas giant. The record-breaking statistic puts Saturn way ahead of its moon-bearing competitors, as now the ringed planet is officially orbited by almost twice as many moons as all other planets in the solar system combined.

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Which planet has the most moons? Saturn dethrones Jupiter.

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

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Saturn now has a ridiculous number of moons

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

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Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274

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

Daily Wrap on MSN20h

Saturn shatters records with discovery of 128 new moons

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

Yes, Saturn’s Rings Are About To Disappear — Here’s Why

It's just that they will, for a short time, become impossible to see from Earth. Earth’s view of the planet waxes and wanes ...

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