Incidentally, at the moment both Jupiter and Saturn have about 80 officially known moons, but it depends on how small an object you’re willing to call a “moon,” and how hard they are to find ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. Jupiter, the fifth planet in our solar system and by far most massive, is a treasure trove of scientific discovery. Last year a pair of studies found that the planet ...

Astronomers have called for help to identify a mystery object that may have hit Saturn on Saturday in what could be the first ...

Astronomers investigate a potential impact on Saturn after a bright flash was caught on camera. NASA image may show first ...

Image of Saturn and its Great White Spot storm taken by the Cassini probe on February 25, 2011. Researchers found that the effects of Saturn's storms may ripple for hundreds of years.

Yet the irregular moons we are seeing so far may only be the beginning. “We estimated that there are potentially thousands,” around Saturn and Jupiter, Dr. Ashton said.

Astronomers have once again updated the Saturn moon count, adding 62 new moons to the roster and beating Jupiter out once more. ... a far cry above Jupiter’s current 92 moons.