With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for ...
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...
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ZME Science on MSNAstronomers Discover 128 New Moons Around Saturn Securing Its Title as the Moon King and Leaving Jupiter in the DustSaturn and Jupiter, the two gas giants, have long vied for the title of “moon king.” Over the years, astronomers have been ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNAstronomers Discover 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn, Cementing the Planet’s Title of ‘Moon King’The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...
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Astronomy on MSNWhy so many spacecraft carry magnetometersPictures may enliven us, but other data, such as information about magnetic fields, add a huge amount to our understanding of ...
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 ...
The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s ...
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