Saturn, the planet with gigantic rings, added 128 new moons, taking its tally to 274, more than double that of all other planets in the solar system combined. The Canada France Hawaii telescope had identified 62 moons in 2023, and knew there were more out there. The moons have large, elliptical orbits at an angle to those of moons closer to the planet. They are small and on inclined orbits, which suggests they might be fragments from collisions. This discovery can provide insights into the history of Saturn and how its rings were formed.
