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Astronomers using Hubble found a new roughly 104,000-mile-wide ten-sided storm forming at Saturn’s south pole, a geometric twin to the famous hexagon that has long circled the north

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Astronomers using Hubble found a new roughly 104,000-mile-wide ten-sided storm forming at Saturn’s south pole, a geometric twin to the famous hexagon that has long circled the north
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Astronomers have discovered a massive ten-sided storm pattern at Saturn's south pole using the Hubble Space Telescope. This 'decagon' mirrors the famous hexagon found at the planet's north pole, providing new insights into atmospheric physics.

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The discovery challenges existing models of planetary atmospheric dynamics and suggests deeper, universal geometric principles in gas giants.

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Saturn's symmetry breaks: a ten-sided storm now mirrors the planet's legendary hexagon, suggesting these geometric puzzles obey deeper physics we're only beginning to understand.

Published September 7, 2026 · How we edit

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