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The Winter Circle (or Winter Hexagon) isn’t a constellation. It is an asterism, made of bright stars in the winter evening ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far beyond any other planet in our solar system. A natural-color view of ...

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 has 274 moons recognized by the International Astronomical Union. The number of moons increased substantially in March 2025 when 128 new moons were discovered by a team led by Edward Ashton ...

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 Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent Saturn and Jupiter have ...