The Great White Spot is the lesser known, Saturnian equivalent of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. It’s the name given to periodic storms that flare up about every 28.5 years, previously showing up ...

The Great White Spot of 2010 was the sixth to be observed, and was captured by the Cassini space probe belonging to the North American and European space agencies (NASA and ESA).

Maxing out at 5,000 miles across, the White Spots were big, but nowhere near the size of their Great counterparts. They were at least as long lived, though, with White Spots 1 and 2 enduring for ...