Saturn Secures Its Title as the ‘Moon King’ With Major Haul of New Moons

Saturn just solidified its title as moon king with an updated tally of 274 satellites orbiting the gas giant.

The planets main competition in the solar system, Jupiter, has just 95 confirmed moons.

Their sky survey initially yielded 62 moons, as well as many more objects that could not be identified.

Saturn and two of its moons, Tethys and Dione, photographed by Voyager 1 on November 3, 1980.

Saturn and two of its moons, Tethys and Dione, photographed by Voyager 1 on November 3, 1980.NASA/JPL-Caltech

This week, the International Astronomical Unionrecognizedthe teams discovery.

For now, Saturn will hold onto its crown as the solar systems moon king.

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