The smashups are thought to have occurred at least 100 million years ago, but the moons they created are new to astronomers.

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The International Astronomical Union officially recognized 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the new total up to 274 moons .

An international team of astronomers working with the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have discovered a whopping 128 more moons orbiting Saturn. The Minor Planet Center confirmed the discoveries on March 11.

The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a large rock

Saturn has left its former rival in the dust with a new total of 274 moons, almost twice as many as all the other planets combined.

Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system’s undisputed “moon king," after discovering 128 more moons circling the ringed planet.

Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting the planet Saturn, boosting its position to the top of the Solar System’s moon leaderboard, Azernews reports.

The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision about 100 million years ago.

Space scientists have announced Saturn has 128 new moons.

Saturn has dozens of new moons, bringing it to a total of 274. All of the new moons are between 2 and 4 kilometres wide, but at what point is a rock too small to be a moon?