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Scientists Discover 128 New Moons Around Saturn, Surpassing Jupiter in Total Moon Count

  • Saturn has been confirmed to have 274 moons, surpassing Jupiter's 95, following the discovery of 128 new moons by scientists.
  • The International Astronomical Union recognized all of Saturn's newly discovered moons, which will be named after various mythologies.
  • Researchers used the 'shift and stack' technique to identify and capture images of the moons' movements, all of which are small and classified as irregular.
  • Studying these moons may provide insights into the early solar system's chaotic era and the origins of Saturn's rings.
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More Than 100 New “Irregular” Moons Orbiting Saturn Have Been Discovered by Astronomers

Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have announced the discovery of 128 previously unidentified “irregular” moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the gas giant’s total to 274. The team behind the historic discovery suspects many of the newly discovered Saturnian moons are relatively young, with some having been captured by Saturn’s gravity as recently as 100 million years ago. According to Mike Alexander, one of the author…

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News18 IndiaNews18 India

128 Potato-Shaped Moons Found On Saturn, Bringing Its Total to 274: Report

Saturn now has 274 moons after scientists discovered 128 new moons using advanced telescopes, a report has claimed.

·India
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Smithsonian MagSmithsonian Mag

Astronomers 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 large rock

·United States
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A Canadian team discovered Saturn has 128 additional moons

Canadian and foreign researchers have confirmed that Saturn is the undisputed "lunar queen" of the solar system, having discovered 128 additional moons orbiting the ring planet.

·Montreal, Canada
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Canada-linked team finds Saturn has 128 more moons, leaving Jupiter in cosmic dust

The findings, ratified on Tuesday by the International Astronomical Union, come after a decades-long battle to confirm which of the two biggest planets in the solar system have the most moons

·Canada
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The Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times

Canada-Linked Team Finds Saturn Has 128 More Moons, Leaving Jupiter in Cosmic Dust

·New York, United States
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