Saturn's tally of confirmed moons has climbed to 293 as of June 2026, according to NASA. That figure places the ringed planet far ahead of Jupiter, which has 115 confirmed moons, and makes Saturn the moon leader of the Solar System.
Most of Saturn's known moons are small, irregular bodies, often just a few kilometers across or even smaller, and they tend to orbit in tilted, distant paths. However, a sharp telescopic image taken on August 5 showcases six of the planet's largest satellites.
The portrait includes Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons, with a diameter of 5,150 kilometers. Titan is bigger than Earth's Moon and slightly larger than the planet Mercury. The image also features the icy moons Mimas, Tethys, Enceladus, Dione, and Rhea.
Titan holds a special place in astronomical history as Saturn's first known natural satellite, discovered in 1655 by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens. In the space age, missions like Voyager and Cassini have significantly expanded the known moon count around Saturn.
Source: NASA
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