Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! Occasional "sudden stratospheric warming" events can disrupt the polar vortex. These events happen when ...

But from 260 miles above in space, he saw no trace of humanity — just desolation: a seemingly endless view of pure white ice.

In February 2022, a trio of storms – named Dudley, Eunice and Franklin – hit the nation within the space of a week ... extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex (SPV) – a large spinning ...

When the polar vortex begins to wobble and allows arctic air to spill south into northern Illinois in January, we usually end up with dangerously-cold air around Chicago. When it happens in April ...

SpaceX brought back to Earth on Friday the four crew members of the private polar Fram2 mission that launched from Kennedy ...

A new gif showing the movement of the north polar hexagon shows off the Cassini spacecraft's view ... vortex retained the blue color." Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space ...

An April cold snap is expected to bring unusually cold temperatures to the eastern half of the US next week. The cold snap could impact new spring vegetation and lead to frost in some areas.

"The large polar vortex disruption from the second week of March is playing a key role in next week’s eastern US cold snap," meteorologist Judah Cohen of Atmospheric and Environmental Research told ...

February 2022 was also characterised by an extremely strong stratospheric polar vortex -- a large spinning mass of cold air in the stratosphere around 15 miles above the Arctic that is prominent ...

Three storms which battered the nation within the space of a week leaving 1.4 million households without electricity were caused by a “swirling polar vortex” miles above the Earth, scientists have ...

An April cold snap is expected to bring unusually cold temperatures to the eastern half of the US next week. The cold snap could impact new spring vegetation and lead to frost in some areas.