Which planet has the most moons? Saturn dethrones Jupiter.
The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The International Astronomical Union officially recognized 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the new total up to 274 moons .
Astronomers find Saturn has 128 more moons in rare discovery
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team of astronomers led by Edward Ashton at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. The sixth planet from the Sun now has a grand total of 274 moons, the most of any planet in the Solar System.
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Saturn runs rings around JupiterRatification of 128 additional moons puts the smaller gas giant way ahead on satellite count The International Astronomical ...
This brings Saturn's grand total to 274 moons. To put it into perspective, that's nearly double all the other planets' moons. Poor Jupiter, once the reigning moon king, now trails far behind with ...
Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team ...
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