@astrokirsten: Saturn has TWO weird shapes! A hexagon and now a decagon! Unlike the hexagon, which has been observed since the Voyager missions in 1981, this ten-sided feature appears to have started forming around 2023. Like Saturn's hexagon, the decagon appears to be a jet stream in the planet's upper atmosphere. But here's the mystery: astronomers still don't know exactly how it formed. We can recreate Saturn's hexagon using simulations and laboratory experiments, but this ten-sided atmospheric feature has us scratching our heads. More observations from Hubble and JWST could reveal whether the decagon becomes a long-lasting feature or continues to change. My debut book Lost in Space is now a reality! It's full of cosmically curious stories that pique my fascination with space. You can pre-order it now at https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761776649/ #Saturn #Hexagon #Astronomy #Space #Astrophysics

Cool Crab :

how does one planet even form shapes?

IT DEPARTMENT :

what saturn got going on!?

quasiscientist :

A lot of bacteriophages are truncated icoshedron. They have 5 fold axes and at one of these 5-folds sits a portal. At this portal, the tail piece of the bacteriophage connects. The tail piece has been shown to be 12-subunit structure meaning, the 5-fold and the 12-subunit tailpiece interact AS A MISMATCH!! Insane evolution!! This decagon and hexagon mismatch on Saturn reminds me of a bacteriophage.

⊹ ࣪ ˖ ᴍɪᴋᴏ .𖥔 ݁ ˖ :

saturns trying so hard to be unique

hydraz11 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 :

Starting to feel like there’s a wizard making a magic circle matrix in and on Saturn 😳

ᛇ𐌵ᛒᛇᚹᚣᛈᛊ :

maybe the decagon is similar to the hexagon or the hexagon id affecting it 👀

ballora) :

i saw the signn

LilithOdessa :

but they won't explore the ocean

Zarvis :

I lowk think Saturn just has an attitude problem /j

Scottie :

I don't get it, it was discovered in 1981 and no one has ever heard of Saturn's hexagons until recently.. suggests there is a lot of other information that isn't public knowledge.

Carmen broen :

gas is liquid right. so this planets / atmosphere has liquid, correct?

Pat.McKraken 🇦🇺 :

We need to be prepared; once it reaches 20 sides Saturn is going to roll for initiative!

The cap'n :

what do the wind speeds range from? must be super fast at the poles

RenegadeSosa :

my bad guys i was hosting a party

☄︎ Solaris :

That JWST mirror is so cool!

CouchNish :

Didn’t we all just see another video on this from that other space creator?

Scroatal :

is that the first straight line shape in nature?

Mermaid Kelly :

come back in a few years when we learn its the frequencies on the planet, hope im right 😭😁

Moon Walker :

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Raven🆘️🇺🇸 :

anyone else inspired by this to make a set of DnD dice that's Saturn themed?

Troy Combo :

Nice mirror 🤔

Someone someone :

Vibrational frequency driven by its core formation, that is the only thing it can physically be and yes, the opposing shapes on the poles as in a decagon and a hexagon, could drive each others shape, if that is the most efficient shape to make atomically. Unlike human beings, the universe operates on total efficiency, whatever is the most efficient shape, element, molecule and so on, shall be formed as efficiently as atomically possible. The universe does not play dice …

Billy Greenham :

I mean, pretty easy to figure out? Obviously something is being pushed out due differently to everything else due to weight and resistance, making a hex, if it can make a hex it can obviously make a dec, it can make every side until it’s a circle again. 😳

RemySaturn :

mama is coming