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 ...

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A team of researchers led by the University of Leeds has pinpointed a new reason for winter storm clusters such as the trio named Dudley, Eunice and Franklin, which hit the nation within the space of ...

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 ...

Devastating winter storms that led to deaths and power outages across the UK and Ireland were driven by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, scientists have revealed.

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 ...

The polar vortex slid toward Europe in recent weeks, ushering in cooler temperatures to portions of Canada A significant disruption to the polar vortex over far Northern Canada will keep the ...