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

An international team of astronomers working with the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have discovered a whopping 128 more ...

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

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

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

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

The International Astronomical Union formally recognised all of Saturn’s moons this week. The moons are yet to get names but ...

Saturn has left its former rival in the dust with a new total of 274 moons, almost twice as many as all the other planets ...

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

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

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