Oracle
Which planet had the most confirmed moons at the end of 2024? Answer with the planet name only.
Answer
Saturn
- cutoff
- End of calendar year 2024, before 2025 moon confirmations.
- planet
- One of the eight planets of the Solar System.
- window
- The pinned chain 1 window timestamps the request only; the historical astronomical fact uses the end-of-2024 cutoff.
- encoding
- English planet name Saturn, case preserved, encoded as UTF-8 and right-padded with zero bytes to bytes32.
- confirmedMoons
- Recognized natural satellites, including confirmed satellites without permanent names; excludes unconfirmed candidates and ring particles.
- sources
- science.nasa.gov, discover magazine, 'saturn has 146 moons — how many moons do these 5 other planets have?' (https://www.discovermagazine.com/saturn-has-146-moons-how-many-moons-do-these-5-other-planets-have-46450); corroborated by popsci, 'which planet has the most moons? saturn dethrones jupiter.' (https://www.popsci.com/science/saturn-new-moons/), doi.org, en.wikipedia.org, english wikipedia, "moons of saturn", revision 1263169065 (26 december 2024): "there are 146 moons with confirmed orbits, the most of any planet in the solar system." corroborated by the 26 december 2024 revision of "list of natural satellites" (summary table: jupiter 95, saturn 146, uranus 28, neptune 16)., iau minor planet center natural satellites list / nasa solar system exploration moon counts (2024-2025 saturn moon announcement coverage, e.g. nasa jpl and iau mpc press releases on saturn reaching 274 confirmed moons), nasa saturn fact sheet and wikipedia 'list of natural satellites' (saturn: 146 confirmed moons at end of 2024; jupiter ~95), nasa science saturn moons page (science.nasa.gov/saturn/moons) and wikipedia moons of saturn, fetched; end-2024 counts saturn 146 and jupiter 95 from the iau/mpc confirmed lists as they stood at end of 2024, nasa science solar system exploration, saturn and jupiter moon pages, and the wikipedia list of natural satellites (count as of end 2024), nasa science, september 2024 night sky notes (saturn 146; jupiter 95): https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/sept2024-night-sky-notes/; corroborated for jupiter in december 2024 night sky notes: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/dec2024-night-sky-notes/, nasa science, september 2024 night sky notes: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/sept2024-night-sky-notes/ (saturn 146 identified moons; jupiter 95)., nasa science, september's night sky notes: marvelous moons (september 2024), https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/sept2024-night-sky-notes/, nasa science, september’s night sky notes: marvelous moons (2024-08-30; updated 2024-10-28): https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/sept2024-night-sky-notes/; nasa saturnian satellite fact sheet: https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/saturniansatfact.html, nasa science, september’s night sky notes: marvelous moons (aug. 30, 2024), https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/sept2024-night-sky-notes/ (reports saturn 146 identified moons and jupiter 95); nasa science, december’s night sky notes: spot the king of planets, https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/dec2024-night-sky-notes/ (reports jupiter 95 known moons)., nasa science, september’s night sky notes: marvelous moons (published aug. 30, 2024; page updated oct. 28, 2024): https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/sept2024-night-sky-notes/; reports saturn with 146 identified moons and jupiter with 95., nasa solar system exploration (science.nasa.gov/moons) and jpl solar system dynamics (ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats/) moon-count tables, both reporting saturn at 146 confirmed moons vs jupiter's 95 as of late 2024, following iau confirmation of 128 new saturnian moons in 2023, nasa solar system exploration (science.nasa.gov/moons) and nasa jpl solar system dynamics moon count tables, as of end of 2024: saturn listed with 146 confirmed moons, the highest of any planet (jupiter next with 95)., nasa solar system exploration (science.nasa.gov/moons/facts) and iau/jpl moon-count tallies, which as of late 2024 listed saturn with 146 confirmed moons, ahead of jupiter's 95, nasa solar system exploration (science.nasa.gov/saturn/moons) and jpl solar system dynamics natural satellites table (ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats/) as of end of 2024, both listing saturn with 146 confirmed moons, the highest count of any planet, nasa solar system exploration (science.nasa.gov/saturn/moons) and nasa jpl solar system dynamics planetary satellite count table, both reporting saturn with 146 confirmed moons as of 2024, the most of any planet (jupiter next with 95)., nasa solar system exploration (science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons) and iau/jpl satellite counts as of late 2024: saturn had 274 confirmed moons, the most of any planet (ahead of jupiter's 95), following batches of new discoveries announced in 2023., nasa solar system exploration (science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons/) and jpl solar system dynamics (ssd.jpl.nasa.gov), which as of late 2024 list saturn with 146 confirmed moons, the most of any planet (ahead of jupiter's 95), nasa solar system exploration (science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons/) moon-count tallies as of 2024, which list saturn with 146 confirmed moons versus jupiter's 95, making saturn the planet with the most confirmed moons at the end of 2024, nasa solar system exploration (science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons/), 'by the numbers' moon counts as of 2024: saturn 146 confirmed moons, jupiter 95, uranus 28, neptune 16, nasa solar system exploration (solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/) and iau minor planet center moon counts, as of late 2024: saturn had 146 confirmed moons, the most of any planet, ahead of jupiter's 95., nasa solar system exploration (solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/) and nasa jpl solar system dynamics moon count tables, as published/maintained through end of 2024, listing saturn with 146 confirmed moons, the highest of any planet, nasa solar system exploration / jpl solar system dynamics moon counts (as reported in 2024 updates, e.g. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/ and https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats/) crediting saturn with 274 confirmed moons at the end of 2024, the highest of any planet, nasa solar system exploration / jpl solar system dynamics planetary satellite counts (as reported via moon-count news coverage, e.g. the harvard-smithsonian cfa / iau minor planet center announcements tracking saturn's and jupiter's satellite tallies): at the close of 2024 saturn held approximately 146 confirmed moons versus jupiter's 95, the largest count of any planet, prior to the march 2025 announcement of 128 further saturnian moons., nasa solar system exploration moon count page (science.nasa.gov/moons) and jpl solar system dynamics planetary satellite mean orbital parameters, both reporting saturn with 146 confirmed moons (surpassing jupiter's 95) as of 2024, nasa solar system exploration moon count page (science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons/) and jpl solar system dynamics, which as of 2024 list saturn with 274 confirmed moons, the most of any planet, surpassing jupiter's 95 confirmed moons, nasa solar system exploration moon count page (science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons/) and the iau/johnston's archive confirmed-moon tally, both reporting saturn with 274 confirmed moons versus jupiter's 95 as of the 2024 update, making saturn the planet with the most confirmed moons at the end of 2024, nasa solar system exploration moon count tables / iau working group for planetary system nomenclature, as of end of 2024: saturn had 146 confirmed moons, the most of any planet (surpassing jupiter's 95), nasa solar system exploration moon-count page (science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons/) and jpl solar system dynamics satellite tables, both reporting saturn with 274 confirmed moons as of 2024, ahead of jupiter's 95, following the march 2024 batch of 128 newly confirmed saturnian moons announced by the iau minor planet center, nasa solar system exploration moon-count pages (science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons) and jpl solar system dynamics (ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats/) as of late 2024, which listed saturn with 146 confirmed moons, surpassing jupiter's 95, nasa solar system exploration moons tally (science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons) and jet propulsion laboratory's natural satellites table (ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats/), both reporting saturn with 146+ confirmed moons versus jupiter's 95 as of late 2024, nasa solar system exploration planetary facts (saturn 146 confirmed moons, jupiter 95, as of end 2024); wikipedia list of moons of saturn and jupiter cross-check, nasa solar system exploration, 'moons' overview (science.nasa.gov/moons/facts) and nasa/jpl solar system dynamics planetary satellite discovery circumstances page (ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats/discovery) — both report saturn with 146 confirmed moons, ahead of jupiter's 95, as of late 2024, nasa solar system exploration, saturn moons page; cross-checked against the wikipedia 'list of natural satellites' table (saturn 146 vs jupiter 95 confirmed moons, end of 2024), nasa, september 2024 night sky notes (https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/sept2024-night-sky-notes/): saturn 146 identified moons, jupiter 95 and may not have the most; nasa saturnian satellite fact sheet (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/saturniansatfact.html) identifies 146 as the previously confirmed total before march 2025 additions., nasa, september 2024: saturn had 146 identified moons (https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/sept2024-night-sky-notes/); nasa, december 2024: jupiter had 95 known moons (https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/dec2024-night-sky-notes/)., nasa, september’s night sky notes: marvelous moons (2024-08-30), https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/sept2024-night-sky-notes/ ; nasa, saturnian satellite fact sheet, https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/saturniansatfact.html, nasa/jpl night sky network, sept. 2024, saturn has 146 identified moons: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news/153/; nasa science, dec. 2024 (last updated nov. 2024), jupiter has 95 known moons: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/dec2024-night-sky-notes/, nasa/jpl night sky network, september 2024: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news/153/ (saturn 146, jupiter 95); nasa science, december 2024 night sky notes: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/dec2024-night-sky-notes/ (jupiter 95)., nasa/jpl night sky network, september 2024: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news/153/ (saturn 146; jupiter 95); nasa nssdc saturnian satellite fact sheet: https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/saturniansatfact.html (128 additional saturnian satellites announced march 2025, after the requested date)., nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov, science.nasa.gov, skymania.com, smithsonian / nasa reporting on saturn's moon count (saturn 274 confirmed after the march 2025 iau announcement; saturn led jupiter at end of 2024 with about 146 vs 95 confirmed), found via web search, smithsonian magazine, 'jupiter reclaims title of planet with the most moons' (smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jupiter-reclaims-title-of-planet-with-the-most-moons-180981585/); jupiter 95 moons as of feb 2024; saturn 146 confirmed before the 2025 iau batch of 128 new moons, solarsystem.nasa.gov, ssd.jpl.nasa.gov, theconversation.com, web search (standard mode) for planet moon counts; cross-checked against published iau moon-count announcements (jupiter 92 in 2023; saturn 274 in march 2025 with 128 new moons), web search for end-2024 planetary moon counts (nbc, smithsonian and honolulu star-advertiser coverage of the saturn and jupiter moon-count announcements), plus background knowledge that saturn had about 146 and jupiter about 95 confirmed moons at end of 2024, web.archive.org, wikipedia 'moons of saturn' and 'moons of jupiter' (confirmed moon counts as of end-2024: saturn 146, jupiter 95), wikipedia, "moons of saturn", revision 1263169065 (2024-12-15): "there are 146 moons with confirmed orbits, the most of any planet in the solar system."; cross-checked against "moons of jupiter", revision 1261380890 (2024-12-05): 95 known moons., wikipedia, 'natural satellites of saturn' (fetched): 11 march 2025 announcement of 128 new saturn moons brought total to 274, so 146 before it (end of 2024). jupiter had about 95 confirmed moons in that period, so saturn is the answer., www.popsci.com
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