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Name Your Moons Challenge - Planet Saturn 2025 / Meet the Stars Pt. 8 Update - Astronomy -The Nirks
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Name Your Moons Challenge - Planet Saturn 2025 / Meet the Stars Pt. 8 Update - Astronomy -The Nirks

Saturn - The Lord of the Moons - is back to name all 274 moons! AND, watch to the very end for a very special Announcement about the video everyone's been waiting for - Meet the Stars Part 8! Join the Sun and Saturn for this super challenge! Can you name all 274 moons with Saturn? You and your friends and families can try to master the challenge along with Saturn. You can watch as many times as you need to master the challenge! A fun activity for the whole family to enjoy! When you do master it, you can show off to your friends, family and teachers. You can also show off with an “I mastered the Name Your Moon Challenge!” t-shirt from our online store! Available here at our online store: https://www.thenirks.com/apparel-and-swag-shop Please Visit Our Website and check out Vincent's Birthday Special! Plush Vincent and a personalized birthday video! https://www.thenirks.com/shop ©January 2022 Goes to Eleven Media. Saturns Moons: 1. Titan 2. Aegaeon 3. Kiviuq 4. Atlas 5. Pandora 6. Methone 7. Daphnis 8. Helene 9. Dione 10. Polydeuces 11. Rhea 12. Tethys 13. Iapetus 14. Bestla 15. Loge 16. Surtur 17. Fenrir 18. Suttungr 19. Tarvos 20. Aegir 21. Hyrrokkin 22. Mundilfari 23. Erriapus 24. Fornjot 25. Kari 26. Jarnsaxa 27. Skoll 28. Prometheus 29. Tarqeq 30. Epimetheus 31. Albiorix 32. Skathi 33. Telesto 34. Phoebe 35. Greip 36. Narvi 37. Calypso 38. Thrymr 39. Ijiraq 40. Bergelmir 41. Paaliaq 42. Enceladus 43. Ymir 44. Anthe 45. Pan 46. Pallene 47. Mimas 48. Siarnaq 49. Farbauti 50. Janus 51. Hati 52. Bebhionn 53. Hyperion 54. Angroboda 55. Gerriod 56. Alvadi 57. Thiazzi 58. Beli 59. Gunnlod 60. Gerd 61. Eggther 62. Gridr 63. Skyrmir 64. S/2004 S7 65. S/2004 S12 66. S/2004 S13 67. S/2004 S17 68. S/2004 S21 69. S/2004 S24 70. S/2004 S26 71. S/2004 S28 72. S/2004 S29 73. S/2004 S31 74. S/2004 S34 75. S/2004 S36 76. S/2004 S37 77. S/2004 S39 78. S/2004 S40 79. S/2004 S41 80. S/2004 S42 81. S/2004 S43 82. S/2004 S44 83. S/2004 S45 84. S/2004 S46 85. S/2004 S47 86. S/2004 S48 87. S/2004 S49 88. S/2004 S50 89. S/2004 S51 90. S/2004 S52 91. S/2004 S53 92. S/2004 S54 93. S/2004 S55 94. S/2004 S56 95. S/2004 S57 96. S/2004 S58 97. S/2004 S59 98. S/2004 S60 99. S/2004 S61 100. S/2005 S4 101. S/2005 S5 102. S/2005 S6 103. S/2005 S7 104. S/2006 S1 105. S/2006 S3 106. S/2006 S9 107. S/2006 S10 108. S/2006 S11 109. S/2006 S12 110. S/2006 S13 111. S/2006 S14 112. S/2006 S15 113. S/2006 S16 114. S/2006 S17 115. S/2006 S18 116. S/2006 S19 117. S/2006 S20 118. S/2006 S21 119. S/2006 S22 120. S/2006 S23 121. S/2006 S24 122. S/2006 S25 123. S/2006 S26 124. S/2006 S27 125. S/2006 S28 126. S/2006 S29 127. S/2007 S2 128. S/2007 S3 129. S/2007 S5 130. S/2007 S6 131. S/2007 S7 132. S/2007 S8 133. S/2007 S9 134. S/2007 S10 135. S/2007 S11 136. S/2009 S1 137. S/2019 S1 138. S/2019 S2 139. S/2019 S3 140. S/2019 S4 141. S/2019 S5 142. S/2019 S6 143. S/2019 S7 144. S/2019 S8 145. S/2019 S9 146. S/2019 S10 147. S/2019 S11 148. S/2019 S12 149. S/2019 S13 150. S/2019 S14 151. S/2019 S15 152. S/2019 S16 153. S/2019 S17 154. S/2019 S18 155. S/2019 S19 156. S/2019 S20 157. S/2019 S21 158. S/2019 S22 159. S/2019 S23 160. S/2019 S24 161. S/2019 S25 162. S/2019 S26 163. S/2019 S27 164. S/2019 S28 165. S/2019 S29 166. S/2019 S30 167. S/2019 S31 168. S/2019 S32 169. S/2019 S33 170. S/2019 S34 171. S/2019 S35 172. S/2019 S36 173. S/2019 S37 174. S/2019 S38 175. S/2019 S39 176. S/2019 S40 177. S/2019 S41 178. S/2019 S42 179. S/2019 S43 180. S/2019 S44 181. S/2020 S1 182. S/2020 S2 183. S/2020 S3 184. S/2020 S4 185. S/2020 S5 186. S/2020 S6 187. S/2020 S7 188. S/2020 S8 189. S/2020 S9 190. S/2020 S10 191. S/2020 S11 192. S/2020 S12 193. S/2020 S13 194. S/2020 S14 195. S/2020 S15 196. S/2020 S16 197. S/2020 S17 198. S/2020 S18 199. S/2020 S19 200. S/2020 S20 201. S/2020 S21 202. S/2020 S22 203. S/2020 S23 204. S/2020 S24 205. S/2020 S25 206. S/2020 S26 207. S/2020 S27 208. S/2020 S28 209. S/2020 S29 210. S/2020 S30 211. S/2020 S31 212. S/2020 S32 213. S/2020 S33 214. S/2020 S34 215. S/2020 S35 216. S/2020 S36 217. S/2020 S37 218. S/2020 S38 219. S/2020 S39 220. S/2020 S40 221. S/2020 S41 222. S/2020 S42 223. S/2020 S43 224. S/2020 S44 225. S/2023 S1 226. S/2023 S2 227. S/2023 S3 228. S/2023 S4 229. S/2023 S5 230. S/2023 S6 231. S/2023 S7 232. S/2023 S8 233. S/2023 S9 234. S/2023 S10 235. S/2023 S11 236. S/2023 S12 237. S/2023 S13 238. S/2023 S14 239. S/2023 S15 240. S/2023 S16 241. S/2023 S17 242. S/2023 S18 243. S/2023 S19 244. S/2023 S20 245. S/2023 S21 246. S/2023 S22 247. S/2023 S23 248. S/2023 S24 249. S/2023 S25 250. S/2023 S26 251. S/2023 S27 252. S/2023 S28 253. S/2023 S29 254. S/2023 S30 255. S/2023 S31 256. S/2023 S32 257. S/2023 S33 258. S/2023 S34 259. S/2023 S35 260. S/2023 S36 261. S/2023 S37 262. S/2023 S38 263. S/2023 S39 264. S/2023 S40 265. S/2023 S41 266. S/2023 S42 267. S/2023 S43 268. S/2023 S44 269. S/2023 S45 270. S/2023 S46 271. S/2023 S47 272. S/2023 S48 273. S/2023 S49 274. S/2023 S50
Neptune has 16 moons! Name Your Moons Challenge! 2024 Update – Space / Astronomy from The Nirks
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Neptune has 16 moons! Name Your Moons Challenge! 2024 Update – Space / Astronomy from The Nirks

It's the Name Your Moons Challenge! Neptune is back to name all 16 moons that have been discovered so far! Join the Sun and Neptune for this super challenge! All of Neptune's moons were named after Greek water deities, since Neptune is named for the Roman God of the Sea (Neptune's Greek name would be Poseidon.) They roll off the tongue and rhyme really well, so this one is a lot of fun to learn! Can you name all 16 moons with Neptune? Give it a try! You and your friends and families can try to master the challenge along with Neptune. Don’t worry, she's here to help you! And you can watch as many times as you need to master the challenge! It’s a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy! And, when you do master it, you can show off to your friends, family and teachers. Ask them to try to master it too! You can also show off with an “I mastered the Name Your Moon Challenge!” t-shirt from our online store! Available here at our online store: https://www.thenirks.com/apparel-and-swag-shop Please Visit Our Websites and check out Vincent's Birthday Special! Plush Vincent and a personalized birthday video! In A World Music Kids/The Nirks™: https://www.inaworldmusic.net/vincent-1.html Check out our online store: https://in-a-world-music-kids.myspreadshop.com In A World Music Kids: https://www.youtube.com/c/InAWorldMusicKIDS/featured Moons of Neptune: Triton, Proteus, Larissa, Laomedeia, Thalassa, Psamathe, Naiad, Despina, Nereid and Galatea, Halimede, Sao, Hippocamp, Neso S/2002 N5 S/2021 N1 Thanks for watching the Name Your Moons Challenge! ©January 2024 Goes to Eleven Media.
Uranus has 28 Moons! Name Your Moons Challenge! 2024 Update – Space / Astronomy from The Nirks
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Uranus has 28 Moons! Name Your Moons Challenge! 2024 Update – Space / Astronomy from The Nirks

It's the Name Your Moons Challenge! Uranus is back to name all 28 moons that have been discovered so far! Join the Sun and Uranus for this super challenge! All of Uranus' moons were named after Shakespearean and Alexander Pope literary Characters. They roll off the tongue and rhyme really well, so this one is a lot of fun to learn! Can you name all 28 moons with Uranus? Give it a try! You and your friends and families can try to master the challenge along with Uranus. Don’t worry, he's here to help you! And you can watch as many times as you need to master the challenge! It’s a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy! And, when you do master it, you can show off to your friends, family and teachers. Ask them to try to master it too! You can also show off with an “I mastered the Name Your Moon Challenge!” t-shirt from our online store! Available here at our online store: https://www.thenirks.com/apparel-and-swag-shop Please Visit Our Website and check out Vincent's Birthday Special! Plush Vincent and a personalized birthday video! https://www.thenirks.com/shop Moons of Uranus Include: Desdemona, Francisco, Ferdinand, Prospero, Oberon, Ophelia, Juliet, Cordelia, Puck, and Cupid, Ariel, Sycorax, and Umbriel, Mab, Belinda, Trinculo, Perdita, Portia, Stephano, Margaret and Miranda, Setebos and Bianca, Rosalind and Cressida, Caliban, Titania. S/2023 U1 Thanks for watching the Name Your Moons Challenge! ©January 2024 Goes to Eleven Media.
Jupiter has 95 Moons! Name Your Moons Challenge! 2023 Update – Space / Astronomy from The Nirks
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Jupiter has 95 Moons! Name Your Moons Challenge! 2023 Update – Space / Astronomy from The Nirks

SPACE UPDATE! Jupiter now has 95 confirmed moons! Join your host, the Sun, and planet Jupiter as Jupiter attempts to name all 95 of his moons! Do you think you can master the Jupiter Name your Moons Challenge? Give it a try! You and your friends and families can try to master the challenge along with Jupiter. Don’t worry, he's here to help you! And you can watch as many times as you need to master the challenge! It’s a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy! And, when you do master it, you can show off to your friends, family and teachers. Ask them to try to master it too! You can also show off with an “I mastered the Name Your Moon Challenge!” t-shirt from our online store! Available here at our online store: https://www.thenirks.com/apparel-and-swag-shop Please Visit Our Websites and check out Vincent's Birthday Special! Plush Vincent and a personalized birthday video! https://www.thenirks.com/shop ©January 2022 Goes to Eleven Media. Jupiter's Confirmed Moons 2023: 1. Ganymede, 2. Isonoe, 3. Europa, 4. Io, 5. Herse, 6. Kore, 7. Kallichore , 8. Themisto, 9. Sinope, 10. Leda , 11. Callisto, 12. Erinome, 13. Adrastea, 14. Eurydome, 15. Amalthea, 16. Metis, 17. Euporie, 18. Chaldene, 19. Kalyke, 20. Thebe, 21. Cyllene, 22. Hegemone 23. Carpo , 24. Mneme, 25. Hermippe, 26. Elara, 27. Carme, 28. Iocaste, 29. Pasiphaë, 30. Aoede, 31. Praxidike, 32. Helike, 33. Kale, 34. Callirrhoe, 35. Megaclite, 36. Orthosie, 37. Eukelade, 38. Arche, 39. Pasithee, 40. Dia, 41. Sponde, 42. Taygete, 43. Thelxinoe, 44. Euanthe, 45. Autonoe, 46. Ananke, 47. Thyone, 48. Aitne, 49. Lysithea, 50. Harpalyke, 51. Himalia, 52. Jupiter L1, 53. Jupiter L2, 54. Ersa, 55. Pandia, 56. Valetudo 57. Eirene, 58. Eupheme, 59. Philophrosyne 60. S/2003 J2, 61. S/2003 J4, 62. S/2003 J9, 63. S/2003 J10, 64. S/2003 J12, 65. S/2003 J16, 66. S/2003 J18, 67. S/2003 J19, 68. S/2003 J23, 69. S/2003 J24 70. S/2011 J1, 71. S/2011 J2, 72. S/2011 J3 73. S/2016 J1, 74. S/2016 J3 75. S/2016 J4 76. S/2017 J1, 77. S/2017 J2, 78. S/2017 J3, 79. S/2017 J5, 80. S/2017 J6, 81. S/2017 J7, 82. S/2017 J8, 83. S/2017 J9, 84. S/2018 J2 85. S/2018 J3 86. S/2018 J4 87. S/2021 J1 88. S/2021 J2 89. S/2021 J3 90. S/2021 J4 91. S/2021 J5 92. S/2021 J6 93. S/2022 J1 94. S/2022 J2 95. S/2022 J3
Saturn has 146 Moons! Name Your Moons Challenge! 2023 Update – Space / Astronomy from The Nirks
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Saturn has 146 Moons! Name Your Moons Challenge! 2023 Update – Space / Astronomy from The Nirks

It's the Name Your Moons Challenge! Saturn - The New Lord of the Moons - is back to name all 146 moons that have been discovered so far! Join the Sun and Saturn for this super challenge! Can you name all 146 moons with Saturn? Give it a try! You and your friends and families can try to master the challenge along with Saturn. Don’t worry, she's here to help you! And you can watch as many times as you need to master the challenge! It’s a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy! And, when you do master it, you can show off to your friends, family and teachers. Ask them to try to master it too! You can also show off with an “I mastered the Name Your Moon Challenge!” t-shirt from our online store! Available here at our online store: https://www.thenirks.com/apparel-and-swag-shop Please Visit Our Website and check out Vincent's Birthday Special! Plush Vincent and a personalized birthday video! https://www.thenirks.com/shop ©January 2022 Goes to Eleven Media. Saturns Moons: 1. Titan, 2. Aegaeon, 3. Kiviuq 4. Atlas, 5. Pandora, 6. Methone, 7. Daphnis, 8. Helene, 9. Dione, 10. Polydeuces, 11. Rhea, 12. Tethys, 13. Iapetus, 14. Bestla, 15. Loge, 16. Surtur, 17. Fenrir, 18. Suttungr, 19. Tarvos, 20. Aegir, 21. Hyrrokkin, 22. Mundilfari, 23. Erriapus, 24. Fornjot, 25. Kari, 26. Jarnsaxa, 27. Skoll, 28. Prometheus, 29. Tarqeq, 30. Epimetheus 31. Albiorix, 32. Skathi, 33. Telesto, 34. Phoebe, 35. Greip, 36. Narvi, 37. Calypso, 38. Thrymr, 39. Ijiraq, 40. Bergelmir, 41. Paaliaq, 42. Enceladus, 43. Ymir, 44. Anthe, 45. Pan, 46. Pallene, 47. Mimas, 48. Siarnaq, 49. Farbauti, 50. Janus, 51. Hati, 52. Bebhionn, 53. Hyperion, 54. Angroboda 55. Gerriod 56. Alvadi 57. Thiazzi 58. Beli 59. Gunnlod 60. Gerd 61. Eggther 62. Gridr 63. Skyrmir 64. S/2004 S7, 65. S/2004 S12, 66. S/2004 S13, 67. S/2004 S17, 68. S/2004 S21, 69. S/2004 S24, 70. S/2004 S26, 71. S/2004 S28 72. S/2004 S29 73. S/2004 S31 74. S/2004 S34 75. S/2004 S36 76. S/2004 S37 77. S/2004 S39 78. S/2004 S40 79. S/2004 S41 80. S/2004 S42 81. S/2004 S43 82. S/2004 S44 83. S/2004 S45 84. S/2004 S46 85. S/2004 S47 86. S/2004 S48 87. S/2004 S49 88. S/2004 S50 89. S/2004 S51 90. S/2004 S52 91. S/2004 S53 92. S/2005 S4 93. S/2005 S5 94. S/2006 S1, 95. S/2006 S3, 96. S/2006 S9 97. S/2006 S10 98. S/2006 S11 99. S/2006 S12 100. S/2006 S13 101. S/2006 S14 102. S/2006 S15 103. S/2006 S16 104. S/2006 S17 105. S/2006 S18 106. S/2006 S19 107. S/2006 S20 108. S/2007 S2, 109. S/2007 S3, 110. S/2007 S5 111. S/2007 S6 112. S/2007 S7 113. S/2007 S8 114. S/2007 S9 115. S/2009 S1 116. S/2019 S1 117. S/2019 S2 118. S/2019 S3 119. S/2019 S4 120. S/2019 S5 121. S/2019 S6 122. S/2019 S7 123. S/2019 S8 124. S/2019 S9 125. S/2019 S10 126. S/2019 S11 127. S/2019 S12 128. S/2019 S13 129. S/2019 S14 130. S/2019 S15 131. S/2019 S16 132. S/2019 S17 133. S/2019 S18 134. S/2019 S19 135. S/2019 S20 136. S/2019 S21 137. S/2020 S1 138. S/2020 S2 139. S/2020 S3 140. S/2020 S4 141. S/2020 S5 142. S/2020 S6 143. S/2020 S7 144. S/2020 S8 145. S/2020 S9 146. S/2020 S10

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