8 Strangest Things Scientists Have Discovered In Space
2. Hexagonal Storm on Saturn
Saturn’s massive hexagon is probably the coolest and weirdest thing in the whole solar system. Picture this majestic storm, big enough to fit four Earths inside, just spinning there for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. This mind-blowing storm swirls around in Saturn’s atmosphere, where the winds are all over the place. The vortex at Saturn’s north pole, right inside the hexagon, is spinning faster than the winds outside the hexagon, which creates this epic storm show.
3. The Traveller – Oumuamua
On one chilly October night in 2017, the University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS1 telescope stumbled upon something wild. At first, they thought it was a comet, but something didn’t feel right, so they thought, “Ah, must be an asteroid!” But guess what? Wasn’t that either? This space thing was shaped like a rod, and it was getting brighter as it twirled. It turns out this space rock was not from our solar system. It’s an outsider, a traveler, that’s presumably older than our whole solar system.
