As a result, the odds of a collision event between asteroids or baby planets were more likely. A collision would've created debris clouds that gathered around Saturn and became its rings.

They found that the resulting charged particles get sucked toward Saturn or out into space, keeping the rings spotless and challenging the baby rings theory. Their results appear in the journal ...

Saturn has 274 moons recognized by the International Astronomical Union. The number of moons increased substantially in March 2025 when 128 new moons were discovered by a team led by Edward Ashton ...