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Saturn has the most moons of any planet in the solar system, with more than 140 known as of 2023. 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.
Enceladus and Titan get a lot of attention, but the Cassini mission also provided countless insights about dozens of Saturn’s other moons. Cassini captures the first high-resolution glimpse of the bright trailing hemisphere of Saturn's moon Iapetus.
Four spacecraft have visited the Saturn system, but only Cassini actually orbited the ringed planet. Doing so bought Cassini time – more than a decade – to linger and watch Saturn’s exotic zoo of 80-plus moons like no spacecraft before.
As of June 8, 2023, Saturn has 146 moons in its orbit, with others continually awaiting confirmation of their discovery and official naming by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Colorful Colossuses and Changing Hues : A giant of a moon appears before a giant of a planet undergoing seasonal changes in this natural color view of Titan ...
Aug 23, 2023 · Space. Astronomy. The Solar System. How Many Moons Does Saturn Have? By: Valerie Stimac & Desiree Bowie | Updated: Aug 23, 2023. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn July 4, 2020. Two of Saturn's icy moons are clearly visible in this exposure: Mimas at right and Enceladus at the bottom.
Jun 15, 2023 · Saturn has 145 moons recognized by the International Astronomical Union. The number of moons increased substantially in May 2023 when 62 new moons were discovered by a team led by Edward Ashton,...
Saturn has 83 moons. Sixty-three moons are confirmed and named, and another 20 moons are awaiting confirmation of discovery and official naming by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). This Cassini image from 2012 shows Titan and its host planet Saturn. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI.
