The bizarre shapes and diverse colors seen in some of Saturn's moons may now be explained, with the help of data taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft before it plunged to its doom.

The findings have further bolstered Saturn's status as our solar system's "moon king." With an updated total of 274 known natural satellites orbiting the gas giant, it is leagues ahead of its main ...

After all, Saturn’s moons, which number at least 62, are an irrefutably odd cast of characters. And many of the ones nearest to the planet’s surface are some of the strangest of all.

Saturn has several moons nestled between its extensive rings. The 9-mile wide moon Pan circles Saturn within the main rings in a region called the Enke Gap.

Saturn's striking rings are probably its most recognizable feature—and they're not just for show. These rings seem to have shaped, and been shaped by, some of the planet's tiniest moons.

Snuggled close to Saturn, these innermost moons are small — Epimetheus, one of the largest, stretches just 72 miles across. But they are hefty enough to help sculpt Saturn’s rings.

Saturn regained its title as moon king last year with the discovery of 62 new moons, bringing its total to 145 moons. The planet’s main competition in the solar system, Jupiter, has just 95 ...

Saturn has more known moons than any other planet. With 274 confirmed moons , it has more than all of the other planets combined. Its largest moon, Titan, is the second-biggest moon in the solar ...

The paths of four of the new moons — S/2020 S 1, S/2020 S 3, S/2007 S 7, and S/2019 S 5 — are shown in this diagram. Each coloured dot represents the locations these moons were spotted around ...

Saturn's many moons are believed to have formed around the same time as the Solar System, ... How old are moons? One of the main ways that scientists find out the age of an object, ...

Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the indisputable frontrunner for having the most moons in our solar system.