With 62 Newly Discovered Moons, Saturn Knocks Jupiter Off Its Pedestal If all the objects are recognized by scientific authorities, the ringed giant world will have 145 moons in its orbit.

This month, the International Astronomical Union is set to recognize 62 additional moons of Saturn based on a batch of objects discovered by astronomers. The small objects will give Saturn 145 ...

That brings Saturn’s moon count to a total of 145 moons — over 50 more than Jupiter’s 92. Jupiter is the largest planet orbiting our sun, so it made sense that it would also have the most ...

Initially, they spotted 62 moons and a larger number of objects that they could not designate at the time. Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals.

Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares some myths behind some of our solar system’s most famous moons and ...

This brings Saturn’s grand total to 274 moons. To put it into perspective, that’s nearly double all the other planets’ moons.

Jupiter’s four largest moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were the first ever discovered orbiting another planet. They were spotted by Galileo Galilei more than 400 years ago, in 1610.

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about geologically active moons.

Jupiter’s four largest moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were the first ever discovered orbiting another planet. They were spotted by Galileo Galilei more than 400 years ago, in 1610.

A mere decade ago, astronomers knew of just 62 moons around Saturn. Astronomer Edward Ashton is no exception, even though he has helped to discover 192 of them—he thinks that’s the total ...

Poor Jupiter, once the reigning moon ... As per EarthSky, a team led by Edward Ashton of the Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Taiwan first identified 62 Saturnian moons using the ...

Jupiter’s four largest moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were the first ever discovered orbiting another planet. They were spotted by Galileo Galilei more than 400 years ago, in 1610.