The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, ranging from tiny moonlets only tens of meters across to the enormous Titan, which is larger than the planet Mercury. There are 274 moons with confirmed orbits, the most of any planet in the Solar System. [1]

2019年10月9日 · Saturn now has 82 known moons—so why did we only get one? Scientists may have an explanation for the absurd abundance. The four inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) host a measly three...

2021年7月19日 · How Many Moons Does Saturn Have? At this time, Saturn has 82 recorded moons, according to NASA. Some are still being reviewed for confirmation, as there are only 53 that have been named and confirmed. There are still 29 moons awaiting confirmation and naming.

2025年3月12日 · In recent years, Saturn and Jupiter have been in a moon race of their own. In 2019, Saturn took the lead with 20 new natural satellites, bringing its tally up to 82.Then Jupiter surged ahead to 92 ...

2025年3月14日 · Saturn has the most moons of any planet in the solar system, with 274 known as of 2025. Many of these are small satellites that orbit far from Saturn. The largest moons orbit close to the planet and were discovered telescopically before the 20th century. The largest moon, Titan, even has an atmosphere and is the only solar system moon to have one.

2019年10月17日 · Twenty new found outer satellites bring its total to 82 known moons, and since Jupiter's moon total stands at 79, Saturn is the Solar System's new moon king. The newly announced Saturnian satellites are all very small, 5 kilometers or so in diameter, and most are in retrograde orbits inclined to Saturn's ringplane.

2019年10月7日 · A team led by Carnegie astronomer Scott Sheppard has discovered 20 new moons orbiting Saturn, pushing the ringed planet’s total to a record 82 – three more than Jupiter’s currently known 79. Each of the newly discovered moons has a diameter of about five kilometres (3 miles) and 17 of them orbit Saturn in the a retrograde direction ...

2025年3月12日 · With Saturn’s high number of small moons compared to larger moons, a collision somewhere with the Saturn system must have occurred within the last 100 million years. In astronomical terms, 100 ...

2025年3月16日 · In 2019, Saturn took the lead with 20 new moons, reaching a total of 82, surpassing Jupiter’s 79. In February 2023, Jupiter bounced back with 12 more moons, taking the lead with 95.

2019年10月8日 · Bengaluru: Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most number of moons in our solar system. A discovery of 20 new moons in the ringed-planet was announced by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Monday. With this, the total number of moons around Saturn now is 82 — three more than Jupiter.