Saturn Surpasses Jupiter with Over 100 Moons in 'Game of Moons'
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Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most moons, with a team of space scientists discovering 62 new moons around the ringed planet, taking its total to 145. Many of these new celestial bodies are remains of planets left behind after moon-moon collision and are irregular in shape. The new moons will soon be given names after Gallic, Norse, and Canadian Inuit gods, in keeping with the convention for Saturn's moons.
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