April 14, 2025 at 9:49 am
New Research Confirms That Saturn’s Night Sky Is Littered with 274 Moons
Saturn’s moon count is at a grand total of 274 – for now.
Saturn’s moon count is at a grand total of 274 – for now.
Want to hear a real mind-bender? The rings of Saturn are super young. That is, by cosmic standards. While our solar system as a whole is around 4.6 billion years old, the gorgeous rings engulfing the seventh planet are estimated to have only been around for a few hundred million. That’s well before human beings…
Rings around Earth would have been amazing.
Next time you are admiring a comet, take a moment to wonder what sent it.
The goal is for the robot to be able to make its own decisions and to be “risk aware” as it navigates the various terrains on its own.
That’s a lot of moons!
What a beautiful sight to see
This will be our last close-up image of Saturn for a long time
After two decades in space, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is nearing the end of its remarkable journey of exploration
The water-world Enceladus appears here to sit atop Saturn’s rings like a drop of dew upon a leaf
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