This is the fourth comet Gröller has discovered, but given its extraordinary distance, it was the most exciting find, he says ...

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

In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the ...

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

Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons , as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team of ...

Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites orbiting the gas giant. The ...

The smashups are thought to have occurred at least 100 million years ago, but the moons they created are new to astronomers.

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

Saturn’s axis is, according to NASA, tilted by 26.7 degrees with respect to its orbit around the sun – and Forbes suggests ...

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

Saturn was already the reigning champion in the moon department. Now, with 274, Saturn has more moons than all the other planets combined.