A former Australian miner spotted a ripple on Saturn from his backyard in 2024; two years later, he co-authored a world-first discovery of a 10-sided atmospheric wave

A former Australian miner spotted a ripple on Saturn from his backyard in 2024; two years later, he co-authored a world-first discovery of a 10-sided atmospheric wave

An Australian amateur astronomer made a groundbreaking observation in their backyard, discovering a colossal ten-sided atmospheric wave. This unique finding corroborated the existence of a decagon around Saturn's south pole, as confirmed by years of data from the Hubble Space Telescope. The decagon, intertwined with fierce jet streams, spans numerous atmospheric levels, shedding light on the circulatory processes within the atmospheres of these …

A former Australian miner spotted a ripple on Saturn from his backyard in 2024; two years later, he co-authored a world-first discovery of a 10-sided atmospheric wave - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES

Recent Hubble images of Saturn reveal a 10-sided atmospheric wave at its south pole, stretching across several atmospheric layers (Image Credit: NASA) A mysterious ripple spotted on Saturn from an amateur astronomer’s backyard in Australia has helped lead to the identification of a giant, 10-sided atmospheric wave around the planet’s south pole. Trevor Barry, a […]