A bizarre, hexagon-shaped vortex has formed above Saturn's north pole as the planet's northern hemisphere enters summer, data from the international Cassini-Huygens mission revealed. The unusual ...

Every once in a Blue Moon, astronomers see something that makes their jaws drop to the floor, like in the cartoons. They’ll phone friends and colleagues, and exclaim: “Get over here, Chris. You won’t ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has given us another great look at the odd hexagon and vortex that swirl around Saturn's north pole. The hexagon is a jet stream composed of air traveling at about 200 mph ...

Pasadena, Calif. — An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature circling the entire north pole of Saturn has captured the interest of scientists with NASA’s Cassini mission. NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The weird hexagon swirling around Saturn's north pole is much taller than scientists had thought, ...