A DECAGON shaped storm raging on Saturn | Night Sky News September 2026

By Dr. Becky

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AD | Check out KiwiCo for engaging projects that inspire the next generation of crafters, scientists, and engineers! Go to http://kiwico.com/astrodrbecky and use code ASTRODRBECKY to get 50% off your first monthly crate | Welcome back to Night Sky News for September 2026 with me, astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst! In this episode we’re chatting about the discovery of a decagon shape at Saturn’s south pole, an update on the Roman Space Telescope after its launch, a claim of a potential dark matter detection by particle physicists, and that announcement of a potential solution to one of the most famous equations in maths and physics by AI, along with what you can see in the night sky stargazing in the next few weeks. Papers mentioned: Lux-Zeppelin collaboration (2026) - https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.02823 Sánchez-Lavega et al. (2026) - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aee4251?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Barbosa Aguiar et al. (2010) - https://www.sciencedirect.com/sc

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