Saturn’s moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury (the giant moon Titan) to as small as a sports stadium. The small moon Enceladus harbors a global ocean beneath a thick layer of ice.

Scientists have identified both moons as priority science destinations for future deep space missions.

With the 128 new moons discovered around Saturn, they bring their total to 274, the most of any planet, surpassing nearly three times Jupiter’s moon, which has 95.

Scientists used a special technique called displacement and stacking to find these tiny, faint moons. Many are only a few kilometers across and are probably remnants of space collisions in the early solar system.

As before, these new moons could be named after characters from Norse myths to Gauls, among others.

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