Skyatnightmagazine.com September 03, 2026 • 12:30

Something weird's going on at Saturn. Hubble has spotted a 10-sided geometric formation in the planet's clouds - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

By Iain Todd

Something weird's going on at Saturn. Hubble has spotted a 10-sided geometric formation in the planet's clouds - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers a view of a 10-sided decagon feature in the clouds at Saturn's south pole.

The most intriguing part to me is that this seems to have just formed recently, says Amy Simon at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center.
"The question is, why did it suddenly form now when we havent see… [+4165 chars]

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