12 New Moons for Saturn

[Tuckerfan]

So how’s come ours isn’t breeding like rabbits?

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing its number of natural satellites to 46.

The moons are small, irregular bodies - probably only about 3-7km in size - that are far from Saturn and take about two years to complete one orbit.

All but one circles Saturn in the opposite direction to its larger moons - a characteristic of captured bodies.

Jupiter is the planet with the most moons, 63 at the last count. Saturn now has 46. Uranus has 27 and Neptune 13.

The latest ones were found last year using the Subaru telescope in Hawaii. Confirmation observations were made last month using the Gemini North telescope also situated in Hawaii.

[Ponder_Stibbons]

Sorry 'bout that. I had 'em hidden in my closet as a practical joke and forgot to put 'em back for the longest time.

[Mr.Blue_Sky]

“Moon and moon, what is moon?”

[Sunspace]

Are they getting them in bulk now?

[Hoodoo_Ulove]

@Tuckerfan

So how come ours isn’t breeding like rabbits?

Uh, your parents should have explained that to you, Tuck.

[Sunspace]

Actually, if Luna and Cruithne ever came together, it would look like a sperm penetrating an egg…

Curse their wildly-different orbits that keep them eternally separate.