Turns out Jupiter and Saturn have been competing for the highest score of moons since we have been able to detect them. Our current winners are Ronaldo and Saturn, scoring at the top of the list.. for now.
Saturn has been long known to have the largest ring system despite it not being the largest planet, but today, that is not the only fascinating thing about Saturn anymore! The ring planet is accompanied by a total of 145 moons orbiting it… That’s 62 more moons than we thought Saturn had! And 50 more than Jupiter!!

The discovery of these new moons was made possible by the team of astronomers led by Edward Ashton, who is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Taiwan’s Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and includes alot of researchers that worked along with him. They gathered up and used the Subaru telescope located in Mauna Kea, Hawaii to search for the elusive moons. Of the 62 new moons, 20 of them are only about 3 miles in diameter, making them the smallest moons discovered around Saturn. These tiny moons were spotted orbiting in the opposite direction from Saturn’s rotation, meaning they are “retrograde” moons.

Shift and Stack Method
So how did we suddenly discover all these new moons? And why weren’t we able to detect them before? The secret is in the use of all possible mechanisms we have developed over the years, with every single planet.

Discovery Story
So how do we know that these are real moons?
Let me tell you the story of the not so unexpected discovery.

Why Saturn has more moons?
How come Saturn has more moons than Jupiter, if Jupiter is bigger by a percentage of 16.7%?
We think it is because of its past history – Saturn’s moons collided more often with each other, creating smaller moons. Some scientists even think that the rings around Saturn are
Why Saturn has more moons?
How come Saturn has more moons than Jupiter, if Jupiter is bigger by a percentage of 16.7%?
We think it is because of its past history – Saturn’s moons collided more often with each other, creating smaller moons. Some scientists even think that the rings around Saturn are just old moons!

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