Saturn’s Northern Hexagon
Why would clouds form a hexagon on Saturn? Nobody is sure. Originally discovered during the Voyager flybys of Saturn in the 1980s, nobody has ever seen anything
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Highest-resolution view of Saturn’s North Polar Hexagon
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has revealed a surprising feature emerging at Saturn’s northern pole as it nears summertime: a warming, high-altitude vortex with a hexagonal shape, akin to
Saturn’s mysterious Hexagon has changed color
Saturn’s North Polar hexagon has changed color from blue to gold – and no one knows why.
Saturn from Cassini spacecraft
Bands of clouds and long stretching storms, in this spectacular infrared image of Saturn from Cassini spacecraft.
First incredible video of our closest look at Saturn yet
On April 26, the Cassini spacecraft flew closer to Saturn than ever before — between the gap that separates the planet from its rings.
The stunning Saturn’s North Polar Vortex
The unique Saturn’s North polar vortex, among the most interesting images from Cassini spacecraft recent flyby, is still there.
Saturn’s Northern region is bathed in Sunlight
The whole Saturn’s northern region is bathed in sunlight in this view from late 2016. The hexagon-shaped jet-stream is fully illuminated here.
This is Saturn’s Turbulent North
Spectacular images in this Saturnian hexagon collage, from Cassini’s orbit over the turbulent North Pole.
The dark side of Saturn
A great image from the Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting behind Saturn, with the most grand ring system in our Solar System.