Saturn's Moon Count Soars to 274 with Discovery of 128 New Moons
Astronomers identified the new moons using advanced imaging techniques, solidifying Saturn's status as the planet with the most moons in the solar system.
- A team of astronomers discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing its total to 274, far surpassing Jupiter's 95 moons.
- The moons, each only a few kilometers across, are classified as irregular moons with elliptical orbits, likely formed from past collisions.
- The discovery was made using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and a 'shift and stack' technique to detect faint objects over multiple images.
- The findings suggest a major collision within Saturn's system occurred around 100 million years ago, fragmenting larger moons into smaller ones.
- The new moons have been officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union and will eventually be named after mythological figures.
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