Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...
Quantitatively upstaging Earth’s guest appearance of a second moon this fall, a recent study found that Saturn has 128 new ...
In a celestial discovery that has space enthusiasts and astronomers across the globe looking skyward in awe, Saturn has ...
The team had previously used the telescope to discover 62 more Saturnian moons, a discovery ratified in 2023 that vaulted the planet past Jupiter's moon tally. Ashton said that given the ...
Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...
Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.
Sunrise: 6:43 A.M. Sunset: 9:25 P.M. Moonrise: 8:23 A.M. Moving along the ecliptic, the Moon passes 6° north of Jupiter at 8 P.M. EDT. You can enjoy the pair in the western sky long after sunset ...