Saturn now has over 100 known moons - more than any other planet

Saturn officially has the astir moons of immoderate satellite successful the star system, usurping Jupiter. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has announced the summation of 28 earthy satellites for the ringed planet, bringing its full to 117 versus Jupiter’s 95.

As the star system’s astir monolithic planets, Saturn and Jupiter person capable gravitational propulsion to pluck abstraction rocks from their orbit astir the sun. These captured satellites, termed irregular moons, often person strange, wide looping orbits and astronomers are …