Technically, a moon is a natural satellite that orbits a planet. Since the Sun is classified as a star, it does not have any moons. However, the Sun does have other satellites that orbit it, such as planets, asteroids, comets, and planetoids.
There are nine planets within our Solar System. Venus and Mercury are the only planets that do not have moons. All other planets in our Solar System do have moons. According to NASA on February 4th of 2016, Earth has one moon; Mars has two moons; Jupiter has fifty moons; Saturn has fifty-three moons; Uranus has twenty-seven moons; and Neptune has thirteen moons. Please note that the number of moons per planet changes over time as new discoveries are made.
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