Close Encounters of the Hexagonal Kind

Endless Thread goes to space! First, host Ben Brock Johnson goes deep on radio signals of unknown origin, with an assist from real-life radio astronomer and Reddit MVP Yvette Cendes, aka, Andromeda321. Then, producer Kalyani Saxena takes Ben down the metaphorical black hole of Saturn's hexagonal storm, a massive vortex twice the width of the Earth that's inspired internet conspiracy theories every bit as unweildy.

Show notes:

• This storm never ends: Saturn’s north pole (Reddit (reddit.com/r/space/comments/1s6omur/this_storm…))

• Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn (NASA (jpl.nasa.gov/news/cassini-images-bizarre-hexag…))

• Cassini: Saturn's Perplexing Hexagon (NASA (science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/science/satur…))

Credits: This episode was produced by Grace Tatter. It was researched and co-hosted by Ben Brock Johnson and Kalyani Saxena, and edited by Meg Cramer. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus. Episode art credit of NASA.

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