were able to observe Saturn's northern polar region in detail once again and confirmed that the hexagon continued in place. After measuring the positions of the hexagon vertices with great precision, ...

There, sitting precisely atop Saturn’s north pole, was an enormous hexagon. At its exact center ... akin to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. NASA’s December 9, 2009, press release was a study ...

After waiting years for the sun to illuminate Saturn's north pole again ... that give rise to the long-lived Great Red Spot of Jupiter." The hexagon was originally discovered in images taken ...

“It’s a mystery on par with the strange weather conditions that give rise to the long-lived Great Red Spot of Jupiter.” The hexagon circles Saturn at 77 degrees north and is wider than two Earth ...

The hexagon, which was discovered by the Voyager spacecraft in the early 1980s, encircles Saturn with an estimated ... that give rise to the long-lived Great Red Spot of Jupiter." ...

Saturn's clouds are home to most of ... by Hubble and from the ground but was then characterized in great detail by Cassini." The hexagon is essentially a swirling system of air currents and ...

Just like Jupiter's Great Red Spot, we're not entirely sure how or why Saturn's hexagon continues to persist, when Earth-borne hurricanes (fortunately) die out fairly rapidly. The video also ...

SEE ALSO: This surreal image of Saturn is not a painting The hexagon-shaped jet stream surrounds a giant storm in Saturn's north pole, but this isn't the first time the wild weather has been ...

Astronomers have known about Saturn’s hexagon for a shorter period of time than, say, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. “It’s possible we haven’t observed it long enough to see change,” Orton ...

The Facts Saturn's hexagon is a persistent cloud at the north ... observed from the ground and was also imaged in great detail by Cassini. The time-lapse featured in the Reddit post was created ...

The hexagon-shaped storm was spotted on ... In other space news, June is a great month to see Mars, Jupiter and Saturn rising in the sky. Elon Musk has said a Starship to put Americans on ...

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 ...