Astronomers find 20 new moons around Saturn and you can help name them

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Astronomers find 20 new moons around Saturn and you can help name them

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"(CNN) - The discovery of 20 previously unknown moons around Saturn has helped the ring planet surpass all others in our solar system, according to the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center. It now has 82 known moons; Jupiter has 79."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/world/sa ... index.html

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Re: Astronomers find 20 new moons around Saturn and you can help name them

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Hi Stephen. Here is another link to this interesting news story, at:
https://www.foxnews.com/science/saturn- ... s-discover
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