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[News] Astronomers Discover 128 new Saturn moons

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[News] Astronomers Discover 128 new Saturn moons

Latest IAU MPC reports reveal 128 newly identified satellites or moons of Saturn, bringing a total to 274 (nearly 2x than its previous count combined).

The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars released the new Saturn's moons discovery by the International Astronomical Unions Minor Planet Center on March 11, 2025:

33 new saturnian satellites: https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25EF5.html
34 new saturnian satellites: https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25EF4.html
61 new saturnian satellites: https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25EF3.html
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