Saturn Now Has 274 Moons after New Discovery

Saturn Now Has 274 Moons after New Discovery

A team of astronomers from Taiwan, Canada, the United States, and France has observed 128 additional moons orbiting the gas giant Saturn, bringing its total number of confirmed moons to 274. The International Astronomical Union recognized the discovery on March 11, 2025.

This image from Webb’s NIRCam instrument shows Saturn, its rings and some of its moons. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / M. Tiscareno, SETI Institute / M. Hedman, University of Idaho / M. El Moutamid, Cornell University / M. Showalter, SETI Institute / L. Fletcher, University of Leicester / H. Hammel, AURA / J. DePasquale, STScI.

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