What planet in our solar system has the most moons?

The planet with the most moons in the Solar System is Jupiter, with a total of 65 confirmed moons (as of 2017). The last 2 moons found are JS 2016 and JS 2017, named Jupiter satellite and the year they were discovered. Of course, it’s always possible that more moons will be discovered orbiting Jupiter in the future, and that number will go up.

Eight of Jupiter’s moons are regular satellites, with 4 large, spherical moons, and 4 smaller moons that orbit closer to Jupiter. Jupiter has an additional 57 tiny irregular satellites.

The planet with the second highest number of moons is Saturn, with 61 moons. With such a close total, more moons could easily be discovered circling the rings planet, and push its total higher.

The next planet with a high number of moons is Uranus, with 27 known moons.

This is followed by Neptune with 13 moons, Mars with 2 moons, and then Earth with its single moon.

Mercury and Venus have no moons.

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Dominic Cassidy

Recent searches show Saturn as having the most moons

Larry Hughes

Sorry, Jupiter was first with 79 moon but 20 newly discovered moons around Saturn increases its number from 62 to 82! So the published answer for this question is incorrect!

Liz Freeland

Answer is incorrect to date Saturn has the most moons.

Joe Mangan

Lupe Hernandez, he means Sun Myung Moon founder of the Moonies.

Steve Bush

Ron Harvey, yes. i looked it up also.

earlepg

It would be so easy for the question to start with "As of (date) ...". Changes have been done before. (I did suggest it to admin.)

wyodinosaur

Currently this answer is incorrect. Today, Saturn has more moons.

dan chesters

Wrong for today's date. Jupiter may be the undisputed king of the planets in the solar system, but its record of 79 moons has just been smashed after the announcement of a stunning 20 new outer moons at Saturn. Previously thought to have 62 moons, the discovery puts the ringed planet's new total at a peerless 82 moons.

esglover

This question is dated and now incorrect.. Saturn is now the correct answer after 20 moons were discovered in 2019,

Lawanta

These questions with ambiguous answers due to the passage of time should NOT be allowed 😠

Lawanta

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Kat

I don't know how old this question is, but "Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most moons, according to US researchers. A team discovered a haul of 20 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, bringing its total to 82; Jupiter, by contrast, has 79 natural satellites." - www.bbc.com Oct. 7, 2019

William Beyer

Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most moons, according to US researchers. A team discovered a haul of 20 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, bringing its total to 82

Etagi Nagaraja ,

Dated Question and Answer , CORRECT ANSWER IS SATURN WITH 82 moons , Jupiter with 79 moons as of October 2019 , Everyone seems to be Right except Author ??