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 Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn Planet now has 274 moons, almost twice as many as all the other planets in the solar system combined Some of Saturn's previously discovered moons, seen here in an image derived from Nasa's Cassini-Huygens mission. Photograph: NASA/EPA Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, giving it an insurmountable lead in the running tally of moons in the solar system. Until recently, the "moon king" title was held by Jupiter, but Saturn now has a total of 274 moons, almost twice as many as all the other planets combined. The team behind the discoveries had previously identified 62 Saturnian moons using the Canada France Hawaii telescope and, having seen faint hints that there were more out there, made further observations in 2023. "Sure enough, we found 128 new moons," said the lead researcher, Dr. Edward Ashton, a postdoctoral fellow in the Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at...