So exactly how many solar system moons have we found? The answer, it turns out, depends on your definition of a moon. But this is likely just "the tip of the iceberg," Edward Ashton, an astronomer ...

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 ...

Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.

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

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

Why Is Saturn the Ultimate 'Moon King' of Solar System? By Sheetal Kumari | March 20, 2025 Why Is Saturn the Ultimate ‘Moon ...

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

Its impressive moon tally means it has the most moons of any other planet in the solar system. Saturn's satellites differ greatly in their composition, from icy giants with subsurface oceans to ...

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

Researchers are still not sure how old the moon is. However, there is now growing evidence that it is almost as old as our ...

A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon to extract a rare isotope needed for future quantum ...