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

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

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"Based on our projections, I don't think Jupiter will ever catch up," Ashton said. All of the new moons are irregular moons. Irregular moons follow wide, elliptical orbits and are often highly ...

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

Saturn has surpassed Jupiter, which has 95 known moons, with the new sightings. Uranus (28), and Neptune (16) are still ...

This Jan. 2, 2010 image made available by NASA shows the planet Saturn, as seen from the Cassini spacecraft. THE CANADIAN PRESS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute via AP VANCOUVER — Canadian and ...

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