in the entire universe. The six-sided structure, nicknamed "the hexagon," is about 20,000 miles in diameter and extends about 60 miles down into Saturn's atmosphere. Scientists have figured out ...

Nothing else in the Solar System is quite like Saturn. At its poles, a terrible storm rages, a perfect hexagon twenty thousand miles wide with raindrops of molten diamond, flung by 300-mph winds.

Space conspiracy theories often contest established facts, nurturing curiosity and fascination. Prominent theories include the Apollo moon landings be ...

One of the sights that surprised scientists most was the sharp edges of Saturn's hexagon and its central vortex. Saturn's hexagon is a giant cloud system on Saturn's north pole, and it contains a ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.

An curved arrow pointing right. At just 240,000 miles from Saturn's north pole, NASA's Cassini spacecraft snapped some stunning photos. These are the first images of the spacecraft's new mission ...

A mysterious six-sided storm at Saturn’s north pole creates a perfect geometric pattern, with winds reaching up to 330 km/h.

Saturn and Venus are in the western sky ... Jupiter and Mars have joined a famous asterism called the Winter Hexagon. It’s made of six bright stars that surround Orion the Hunter.