Powerful winds at Saturn's north pole are fueling its aurora lights and throwing off scientists' measurements, astronomers have discovered. The winds, which cycle through two enormous vortexes at the ...

Jupiter and Saturn may be similar in size and made of the same gases, but the weather at their poles tells a different story. While Saturn’s north pole is home to a single, massive hexagonal vortex, ...

NASA’s Cassini orbiter was the first to deliver a really clear look at the eye-catching, hexagonal storm swirling on Saturn’s north pole, so it’s only fitting that the craft has now delivered a photo ...

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. The observations were taken in ultraviolet ...

While NASA's Juno probe tries its luck at investigating Jupiter, another probe known as Cassini is investigating the Saturnian region, snapping photos and gathering information in an attempt to learn ...

Enceladus’s geysers power vast electromagnetic wave systems that redistribute energy throughout Saturn’s magnetosphere.

Saturn is perhaps the most photogenic planet in our solar system, and a new photo taken by the Cassini spacecraft shows the world off in a big way. Bands of clouds look like they were painted on the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn’s North Pole. The eye of the cyclone is an enormous 1,250 miles across. That’s 20 times ...

Hurricanes Ike and Katrina can’t hold a candle to the giant storm centers on Saturn. Planetary scientists have gotten their closest look yet at polar hurricanes on the ringed planet, and find that the ...

Saturn's rings aren't the only noteworthy circles around the planet. NASA's Cassini spacecraft gets a good look at its beautiful banded north pole. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and ...