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Want to name a moon? Saturn has 20 new ones looking for a tag

Posted at 12:50 PM, Oct 13, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-13 15:50:01-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — With the recent discovery of 20 new moons around Saturn, the ringed planet now holds the solar system's record with 82.

Jupiter is now a close second with only 79 moons.

The moons were discovered by the Carnegie Institute of Science using the Subaru telescope in Hawaii.

And there is a contest to name the newly located satellites that ends on December 6th.

Read more about this latest astounding astronomical discovery here.