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The discovery of 62 ‘irregular’ moons orbiting Saturn brings the planet’s total to 145 — and hints at a chaotic past. Jupiter’s brief but glorious reign as the planet with the most moons in our solar system came crashing down this week as scientists confirmed the discovery of 62 new …

Jupiter moves ahead of the pack after the discovery of more natural satellites Jupiter has officially become the planet with the most moons in the solar system, now counted at 92, thanks to the discovery of 12 more natural satellites, astronomers have said. The previous record-holder, Saturn, has dropped to …