Saturn beats Jupiter and becomes new "Moon King" of Solar System

Jupiter is known to have the highest numbers of Moons.

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The largest planet of the Solar System has around 92 Moons.

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But, it is no more the Moon King of our Solar System.

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The top place is now taken by the planet with rings - Saturn.

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On 16th May 2023, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has added 62 newly confirmed moons to the Saturn.

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And that increased the total Moon Count of Saturn to 145.

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They used the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, located atop Mauna Kea, in Hawaii to find these new moons of saturn.

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