Saturn solidifies its title as moon king with the discovery of 128 new moons
With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for ...
Saturn now has 274 moons – but exactly what makes something a moon remains unclear
The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...
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A Series of Cosmic Collisions Gave Saturn 128 'New' Moons
The smashups are thought to have occurred at least 100 million years ago, but the moons they created are new to astronomers.
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Rolling boulders on Titan could threaten NASA's Dragonfly mission
The wind on Saturn's largest moon is strong enough to blow around rocks of up to half a metre in diameter, which could put ...
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Saturn's moons: Facts about the weird and wonderful satellites of the ringed planet
The ringed giant's moons also vary considerably in size. The largest, Titan, is bigger than the planet Mercury, while the smallest is no larger than a sports arena, according to NASA. Seven of ...
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 ...
Astronomers find Saturn has 128 more moons in rare discovery
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...
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How many moons are in the solar system?
If you look up on a clear night, the brightest and largest object in the sky will probably be the moon. And unless you have a decent telescope, it is the only natural satellite you can see with ...
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Cryovolcanism on Titan may replenish its thick atmosphere
Experiments suggest that processes in the interior of the moon could keep it swathed in an atmosphere that should otherwise ...