Jupiter overtakes Saturn for most moons in our solar system as astronomers discover TWELVE more natural satellites orbiting the gas giant to bring total to 92

Twelve new moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter — taking the total to 92 and giving the planet the distinction of most in our solar system.

The gas giant surpasses Saturn, which has 83 confirmed moons.

Most of the newly-identified moons are small – ranging from 0.6 to 2 miles (1 to 3.2 kilometres) wide – and the majority have wide orbits that see them take more than 550 days to circle the gas giant.

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