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 ...

"While we did expect to see a vortex of some kind at Saturn's north pole as it grew warmer, its shape is really surprising. Either a hexagon has spawned spontaneously and identically at two ...

Here’s how it works. The huge, mysterious hexagon at Saturn's north pole may finally have an explanation. The bizarre hexagonal cloud pattern was first discovered in 1988 by scientists reviewing ...

There's an extensive system of haze layers in the bizarre hexagon on Saturn, a new study has found. "Saturn's Hexagon" is a swirling maelstrom at the planet's north pole that, as its name implies ...

Saturn's mysterious hexagon emerges from winter darkness Date: December 10, 2009 Source: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summary: After waiting years for the sun to illuminate Saturn's north pole ...

That’s what happened in 2006. There, sitting precisely atop Saturn’s north pole, was an enormous hexagon. At its exact center was … another hexagon. At first, incredulous planetary ...

Saturn’s hexagon swirling at the planet’s north pole. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Hampton University Above Saturn’s north pole, clouds swirl in a distinct and stunning ...

There's an extensive system of haze layers in the bizarre hexagon on Saturn, a new study has found. Now in a new study, scientists with the Planetary Science Group at the University of Basque ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured the first high definition video of the mysterious Saturn hexagon. It shows some fascinating details and features never observed before. But now ...

A video stitched together from sequential photos of Saturn’s hexagon. Photo: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Saturn changes seasons ever so slowly, and in 2009, after seven years of winter ...

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 ...