Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

This may be the case with Saturn's vortexes, too, NASA said. "If the Saturnian polar vortex indeed has an analogous structure to terrestrial hurricanes, the circulation should be downward in the ...

Images taken by the Cassini mission's imaging science subsystem on 11 October 2006 suggest that some of these characteristics are combined in a unique way in the south polar vortex on Saturn ...

A "major disruption" has recently rocked the Arctic polar vortex, causing it to weaken and reverse direction from west-to-east to east-to-west. Amid the chaos, the vortex shifted off the pole and ...

Last month's polar vortex collapse led to snow, storms, and sub-zero temperatures. Millions of Americans were affected, with ...

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.

Yellows represent bright and warm parts of Saturn’s atmosphere, while the purple areas are cooler and darker. The bright north polar vortex shows up clearly in wavelengths sensing the ...

Researchers note that February 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 ...

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 ...

February 2022 was also characterized 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 ...