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  "title": "A Mysterious Decagon Unexpectedly Appeared Around Saturn's South Pole. The Ten-Sided Shape Seems to Be a Wave in the Atmosphere",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/a-mysterious-decagon-unexpectedly-appeared-around-saturns-south-pole",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T19:01:23.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-mysterious-decagon-unexpectedly-appeared-around-saturns-south-pole-the-ten-sided-shape-seems-to-be-a-wave-in-the-atmosphere-180989449/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Decades ago, scientists found a hexagon around Saturn’s north pole. Now, recent images reveal a decagon in the planet’s southern hemisphere—and it seems to have recently formed",
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        "outlet": "ESA Space Science",
        "title": "Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn’s south pole",
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        "outlet": "New Scientist",
        "title": "Saturn has a big, weird decagon around its south pole",
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        "published": "2026-09-02T18:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Science News",
        "title": "New Hubble images reveal a bizarre decagon over Saturn’s south pole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/new-hubble-images-reveal-a-bizarre-decagon-over-saturns-south-pole",
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        "title": "Scientists discover a mysterious wave shaped like a decagon in Saturn's atmosphere",
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        "published": "2026-09-02T18:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NASA Science",
        "title": "NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nasas-hubble-tracks-new-decagon-encircling-saturns-south-pole",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:00:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn's south pole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/hubble-tracks-new-decagon-encircling-saturns-south-pole-5166895",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:40:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Discover Magazine",
        "title": "Hubble Images Uncover Massive 10-Sided Wave Brewing at Saturn's South Pole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/hubble-images-uncover-massive-10-sided-wave-brewing-at-saturns-south",
        "published": "2026-09-02T22:10:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "EarthSky",
        "title": "Saturn’s south pole decagon confirmed! A mysterious 10-sided figure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/saturns-south-pole-decagon-confirmed-a-mysterious-10-sided-figure",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:00:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "Hubble spots a mysterious 10-sided 'decagon' growing around Saturn's south pole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/hubble-spots-a-mysterious-10-sided-decagon-growing-around-saturns",
        "published": "2026-09-03T21:27:00.000Z"
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