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Mysterious ten-sided structure discovered in Saturn’s atmosphere

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EMBARGO SEPTEMBER 02 2026 7PM BST. View of Saturn from NASA???s Hubble Space Telescope revealing a giant, evolving 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling the planet???s south pole. The feature, called a decagon, is the first large, regular-sided pattern observed at Saturn???s southern hemisphere. //A "mysterious" ten-sided structure, known as a decagon, has been discovered in the atmosphere of Saturn. By using the Hubble Space Telescope, images from amateur astronomers and observations by a University of Leicester scientist, an international team of scientists has revealed the presence of a wave around the planet???s South Pole that is a near twin of a long-lived hexagonal structure at its North Pole. The details of the discovery ??? which the University of Leicester dubbed "mysterious" ??? have been published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday (2/9) and add to the continuing mystery of atmospheric phenomena on the gas giants of our Solar ... </div> <div class="post-single-source py-2 px-3 text-center"> <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2026/09/02/mysterious-ten-sided-structure-discovered-saturns-atmosphere-29521031/" class="btn btn-primary" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"> Read Entire Article <svg class="svg-icon "><use xlink:href="#arrow-forward"/></svg> </a> </div> <ol itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList" class="breadcrumb mt-3 mb-0 px-3"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem" class="breadcrumb-item"> <a href="https://snipesearch.co.uk/" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage" itemprop="item" itemid="https://snipesearch.co.uk/"><span itemprop="name">Homepage</span> </a> <meta itemprop="position" content="1" /> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem" class="breadcrumb-item"> <a href="https://snipesearch.co.uk/category/international" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage" itemprop="item" itemid="https://snipesearch.co.uk/category/international"><span itemprop="name">International</span> </a> <meta itemprop="position" content="2" /> </li><li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem" class="breadcrumb-item active"><span itemprop="name">Mysterious ten-sided structure discovered in Saturn’s atmosphere</span> <meta itemprop="position" content="3" /></li></ol> </div> <div class="sidebar-block mt-3 mx-0"> <h4 class="sidebar-heading"><span>Related</span></h4> <div class="sidebar-body"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="sidebar-post-item mb-2"> <div class="post-feat-image"><a href="https://snipesearch.co.uk/palestinian-president-abbas-postpones-legislative-presidential-elections-to-september-2027-85973.html" class="post-img-link" rel="bookmark"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAIAAAACCAYAAABytg0kAAAAFElEQVQYV2N8+vTpfwYGBgZGGAMAUNMHXwvOkQUAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://s.france24.com/media/display/68f8bf20-b818-11f1-a7c2-4d88a6d99c48/w:1024/p:16x9/AP25356421415725.jpg" alt="Palestinian president Abbas postpones legislative, presidential elections to September 2027" class="post-feat-img img-zoom"> <div class="post-info p-1"> <h3 class="post-title"> Palestinian president Abbas postpones legislative, presidential elections to September 2027 </h3> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="sidebar-post-item mb-2"> <div class="post-feat-image"><a href="https://snipesearch.co.uk/labour-politicians-received-270-000-freebies-from-manchester-city-and-the-united-arab-emirates-while-85965.html" class="post-img-link" rel="bookmark"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAIAAAACCAYAAABytg0kAAAAFElEQVQYV2N8+vTpfwYGBgZGGAMAUNMHXwvOkQUAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/10/10/12/111777343-0-image-m-36_1791632171572.jpg" alt="Labour politicians received £270,000 freebies from Manchester City and the United Arab Emirates while Andy Burnham oversaw £55m taxpayer loan to the Arab state" class="post-feat-img img-zoom"> <div class="post-info p-1"> <h3 class="post-title"> Labour politicians received £270,000 freebies from Manchester City and the United Arab Emirates while Andy Burnham oversaw £55m taxpayer loan to the Arab state </h3> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="sidebar-post-item mb-2"> <div class="post-feat-image"><a href="https://snipesearch.co.uk/russian-attacks-kill-12-in-ukraine-after-trump-strikes-diesel-deal-with-putin-85972.html" class="post-img-link" rel="bookmark"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAIAAAACCAYAAABytg0kAAAAFElEQVQYV2N8+vTpfwYGBgZGGAMAUNMHXwvOkQUAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/wirestory_228ccf74b2848c1ff0ac23f038b37512_4x3_384.jpg" alt="Russian attacks kill 12 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin" class="post-feat-img img-zoom"> <div class="post-info p-1"> <h3 class="post-title"> Russian attacks kill 12 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin </h3> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="single-comments py-3 px-2 clearfix"> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-3 p-0 px-md-1"> <div class="sidebar sidebar-right"> <div class="ad-block"><center> <p> <a href="https://snipesocial.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img class="d-block w-100" src="/img/joinsocial2.jpg" alt="Snipesocial"> </a><p> <!-- BEGIN AADS AD UNIT 2433533 --> <div id="frame" style="width: 100%;margin: auto;position: relative; z-index: 99998;"> <iframe data-aa=
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