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

Space scientists have announced Saturn has 128 new moons. New findings have unveiled a new total of 274 moons, almost twice ...

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?

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

The universe is vast, mysterious, and breathtakingly beautiful. From the glow of distant galaxies to the quiet elegance of ...

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

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

In 2023, astronomers discovered 62 new moons of Saturn, bringing its total to 145 moons and surpassing Jupiter. More recently ...

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

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.

In his final days aboard the space station in a mission that’s lasted six months, American astronaut Don Pettit has shared ...

The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe ...