Saturn's north pole has a unique, six-sided jet stream known as "the hexagon," which is approximately 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) wide.

Now that Saturn's summer is heating up, scientists hypothesize, the pole is finally receiving enough light to begin producing aerosols again, causing the color change.

Saturn's rings aren't the only noteworthy circles around the planet. NASA's Cassini spacecraft gets a good look at its beautiful banded north pole.

The images were snapped during the latest of Cassini’s ring-grazing orbits, which have so far yielded stunning glimpses of Saturn’s rings, and its delightfully pasta-shaped moons. And now, this.

And it's speedy too. The hexagonal jet stream is flying around the planet's pole at about 220 miles per hour. Cassini, which has been exploring Saturn and its moons since 2004, is set to make its ...

Powerful winds at Saturn's north pole are fueling its aurora lights and throwing off scientists' measurements, astronomers have discovered. The winds, which cycle through two enormous vortexes at ...

Fact Check: Did Cassini Film a Mysterious Hexagon on Saturn's North Pole? Published Aug 15, 2022 at 11:53 AM EDT Updated Aug 15, 2022 at 4:51 PM EDT. By .

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn's North Pole. The eye of the cyclone is an enormous 1,250 miles across. That's 20 ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft photographed this cratered terrain near the north pole of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus during a close flyby on Oct. 14, 2015.

Saturn's chilly north pole boasts a hot spot of compressed air, a surprising discovery that could shed light on other planets within our own solar system and beyond, researchers reported Friday in ...

Images of a massive hurricane raging inside a strange hexagonal weather pattern at Saturn’s north pole have recently been released by NASA, revealing a mystery inside an even bigger mystery. The ...