Jupiter and Saturn host some of the strangest weather in the Solar System, and nowhere is that more obvious than at their ...
"I don't think anyone's made this connection between the surface fluid pattern and the interior properties of these planets." ...
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 ...
Saturn is famous for its gargantuan hexagon—a gigantic six-sided jet stream that whorls about 70 degrees north. The gargantuan feature, most recently closely observed in 2017, usually appears in ...
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"As we approach Saturn's summer solstice in 2017, lighting conditions over its north pole will improve, and we are excited to track the changes that occur both inside and outside the hexagon boundary, ...
Earlier in 2013, NASA's Cassini orbiter captured a stunning photo of a mysterious storm on Saturn. Until now, we've known very little about the storm, other than it's been stuck to Saturn's north pole ...
The Cassini space probe mission is coming to an end this month when the probe makes its final destructive plunge in to Saturn. It's spent the past thirteen years studying the planet, its rings and ...