Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Saturn now has 274 moons – but what makes a moon is unclear

Amazing stuff! The more, the merrier! 😊

"Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team of astronomers  ... The sixth planet from the Sun now has a grand total of 274 moons, the most of any planet in the Solar System. ..."

Saturn now has 274 moons – but what makes a moon is unclear

Saturn has a whopping 274 moons ― scientists want to know why (some public access) "A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planet’s orbit, or something else."


Saturn and a few of its many moons, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. 


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