Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

Saturn’s moons have been the subject of a lot of astronomical attention over the years. They range in size from the ...

The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...

With the new spottings, Saturn has usurped Jupiter which has 95 known moons, while Uranus (28) and Neptune (16) remain third ...

A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planet’s orbit, or something else.

With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for ...

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

The tiny pinprick of light in the center of this image is one of the 128 new moons of Saturn. Photo: Ashton et al. These small, irregular moons herald coming debates. Telescopes are becoming more ...

Ashton was only able to take photos of Saturn during the new moon phase, Alexandersen said. During the full moon phase, the sky is too bright to take photos of planets as far out in the solar ...