Astronomers have once again updated the Saturn moon count, adding 62 new moons to the roster and beating Jupiter out once more.
than previously believed, giving it the lead over Saturn with the most moons in the solar system. It seems that title is once again changing hands, though, as astronomers discovered 62 new moons around Saturn. That brings Saturn’s moon count to a total of 145 moons — over 50 more than Jupiter’s 92.
Jupiter is the largest planet orbiting our sun, so it made sense that it would also have the most moons orbiting it, too. However, Saturn wasn’t content to take second place in this cosmic toss-up, and the planet — though strange and mysterious — continues to hold its own really well in the ongoing feud to see who has the most moons.
Of course, the new Saturn moon count still has to be verified. However, if all the additional satellites that were discovered are verified and accepted, it will bring Saturn’s count up to 145, a far cry above Jupiter’s current 92 moons. Both planets have an insane amount of moons, though, more than any other planets in our solar system – or that we’ve discovered in the universe so far.
It shows just how much our solar system still has to reveal and could help scientists calling for more planetary exploration without our own system rally more support to their side. Further, these additional moons continue to add more fuel to the arguments of what exactly constitutes a moon, a question that we will no doubt see astronomers coming to grips with over the next several years.
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