204K views · 7.4K reactions | Saturn Breaks Record with 274 Moons! In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing its total to a record-breaking 274 known moons! This finding cements Saturn’s position as the planet with the most moons in our solar system. 敖 #SpaceNews #AstronomyBreakthrough #Saturn #PlanetaryScience | Cosmos Stargazers | Facebook

Saturn and its army of moons 🪐 ❗Saturn has 83 natural satellites that vary in size, shape, and composition. ⌛ It takes some of them half an Earth day to complete the orbit around Saturn, while others take about four Earth years to travel once around the planet. 24 of Saturn's moons are regular satellites, including 7 major satellites. They have prograde orbits not greatly inclined to Saturn's equatorial plane. The remaining 59 are irregular satellites, whose orbits are much farther from #Saturn

237K views · 1.8K shares | For the past 13 years our Cassini spacecraft has explored the distant reaches of Saturn, unveiling its grandeur and re-writing our understanding of the giant planet, its rings, moons and atmosphere. Watch: https://youtu.be/htOoWJmYVtQ | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook