Some of Saturn’s other moons were discovered by space voyages, and some during what are called “ring-plane crossings”. When the Voyager 1 spacecraft passed by Saturn, it took images that ...

Saturn has 274 moons recognized by the International Astronomical Union. The number of moons increased substantially in March 2025 when 128 new moons were discovered by a team led by Edward Ashton ...

Some of Saturn's other moons were discovered by space voyages, and some during what are called“ring-plane crossings”. When the Voyager 1 spacecraft passed by Saturn, it took images that were used to ...

Voyager 1 and 2 continue to make history every day ... steps (enough to make sure it lasted until Voyager 2 reached Saturn in August 1980), the motor will have since completed over 8.5 million ...

When Voyager 1 and 2 lifted off from what was then Cape ... years – giving them a comfortable time frame to visit Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. However, the two nuclear-powered robotic ...

Saturn surpasses Jupiter with 128 newly discovered moons, becoming the planet with the most moons in our solar system.

Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter and several of Saturn’s moons, and Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune. Each spacecraft still has three instruments apiec ...

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are both exploring uncharted ... which guaranteed it would operate through Voyager 2’s flyby of Saturn in August 1980. Once it has shut off, the motor will have completed ...

Jupiter and Saturn, and explored the icy giants Uranus and Neptune. Voyager 1 is more than 15 billion miles (25 billion kilometers) away from Earth, while Voyager 2 is over 13 billion miles (21 ...