Beginning Saturday, the polar vortex will begin to dip down into the northern tier of the U.S., dropping temperatures into ...

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

Though weak, it plays a crucial role in shaping the planet’s upper atmosphere, impacting the polar wind and potentially contributing to Earth’s habitability. This discovery could help explain ...

NASA delays TRACERS mission launch to 2025, allowing more preparation time. Twin-satellite project investigates solar wind penetration, polar cusps, and magnetic reconnection events.

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NASA has confirmed the existence of a long-hypothesized electrical field called the "polar wind," which explains how Earth's atmosphere escapes above the north and south poles. The discovery was ...

We’ll be blown by the polar wind, have a slow-mo snowball fight and do the polar bear plod…before rounding it all off with a Magic Carpet Dance! Magic carpet warm up: Hand clapping and arm ...

A major disruption to the Arctic polar vortex has bumped the ring of wind that circles the North Pole off its perch and towards Europe, a new animation shows. The migration could trigger colder ...