Astronomers announced the discovery of 128 new moons orbiting Saturn on Tuesday. The moons are only a few kilometers in size. Saturn has more moons than any planet in our solar system.

Most of the 128 new moons are near the Mundilfari moons. Mundilfari is a figure from Norse mythology and the name of one of ...

A further 128 moons have been discovered orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet's total to 274 – more than there are around all the other planets in our solar system combined.

Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274. The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s history.

A team using the telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii has just discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn. Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun, was already the reigning champion of moon-having. A ...

Astronomers have spotted 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, boosting its total to 274 and making it the planet with the most moons. Here’s why this cosmic dis ...

Saturn's moon count nearly doubled with the official recognition of 128 new moons, bringing the total to an astonishing 274 moons. The new moons were discovered by a team of astronomers using the ...

Each of the 128 new moons are between 2 and 4 kilometers (1.2 to 2.5 miles) across and irregular. Most moons follow more circular orbits and travel on more or less the same plane as the rest of ...

“Sure enough, we found 128 new moons. Based on our projections, I don’t think Jupiter will ever catch up.” Highly irregular, Captain. All of the 128 new moons are “irregular moons”, objects captured ...

While Earth’s one and only moon enthralls everyone on this planet, it can’t hold a candle to Saturn’s 274 moons, 128 of which were recently discovered and recognized by the International Astronomical ...

Quantitatively upstaging Earth’s guest appearance of a second moon this fall, a recent study found that Saturn has 128 new moons in its orbit. Astronomers confirmed this discovery on March 11 ...

With 128 new moons for Saturn, it might take a while to come up with names that follow the IAU rules. Maybe we’ll even see the addition of different mythologies.