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This colorful view from NASA's Cassini mission is the highest-resolution view of the unique six-sided jet stream at Saturn's north pole known as the hexagon

Saturn’s famous hexagon may tower above the clouds

Space September 6, 2018

Another long haul study about utilizing information from NASA's Cassini shuttle has uncovered an astounding feature rising at Saturn's northern pole as it nears...

The image, observed with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph in the ultraviolet, shows the auroras surrounding Saturn’s north pole region. In comparing the different observations it became clear that Saturn’s auroras show a rich variety of emissions with highly variable localised features. The variability of the auroras is influenced by both the solar wind and the rapid rotation of Saturn.

Hubble observes energetic lightshow at Saturn’s north pole

Space August 30, 2018

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken a series of spectacular images featuring the fluttering auroras at the north pole of Saturn....

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft’s Grand Finale orbits found a powerful interaction of plasma waves moving from Saturn to its rings and its moon Enceladus. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Listen: Sound of electromagnetic energy moving between saturn, enceladus

Space July 10, 2018

A new research by NASA's Cassini spacecraft’s up-close Grand Finale orbits demonstrates a shockingly intense and dynamic collaboration of plasma waves moving from Saturn to its...

The planet Saturn (left) and a nano-scale Saturn-type molecule (right). Evidence for the formation of such complexes is scarce, but understanding their interactions could prove very valuable.

Nano Saturn: Demonstrating the formation of nanosized molecular complexes resembling Saturn

Space June 29, 2018

Saturn, the second biggest planet in our solar system, has characteristic rings that are held in orbit by gravitational forces. These days, nanoscale molecular...