Saturn is the solar system’s ‘moon king,’ with 20 more spotted 0 SHARES Share it! “Saturn is the moon king,” Sheppard said on Wednesday in an email interview. Saturn, a gas giant made up mostly of hydrogen and helium, is the second-largest planet in the solar system and the sixth from the sun. “These new moons show us the solar system was a very chaotic place in the distant past, with objects flying all over the place. We will need the next generation of large telescopes to find smaller moons,” Sheppard added.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 09, 2019 22:41 UTC