Saturn has a rogue moon that orbits the planet backwards at high speed
Saturn is home to Phoebe, a rogue moon that defies the planet's rotation by orbiting backwards at high speeds, suggesting it was captured from the distant Kuiper Belt.
Discovered photographically in 1898, Phoebe was the first moon found without direct telescopic observation. It orbits Saturn in a retrograde direction at over 50,000 km/h, a stark contrast to the planet's other major moons.
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