On the evening of February 28, seven planets, Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Uranus and Neptune will align in the night sky. Five of these (Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars) will be ...

And when that happens, people colloquially call it a polar vortex,” Kimbell said ... Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will be simultaneously visible in the night sky.

A strong, stable vortex is like a skater spinning with their arms tucked closely in, holding in an area of cold air over the Arctic. But when there’s a wobble in the rotation, winds in the vortex can ...

The system, known as a polar vortex, is forecast to bring subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South. And it looks as if we may get more arctic blasts in the coming ...

While February kicked off with some moderate conditions, next week looks to feature another incursion resulting from the destabilization of the polar vortex, in this particular event, a split.

But during the winter, it is joined by a second atmospheric phenomenon dubbed the polar vortex. This swirl of frigid air, located more than 10 miles above Earth’s surface, strengthens each year ...

The polar vortex, a swirling mass of cold air located over the polar regions, is responsible for the cold. It's bringing extreme cold as far as the Deep South. Overnight lows will be well below ...

One of the key players in these dramatic shifts is something called the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a massive area of cold air located high in the atmosphere, typically spinning over the ...

However, a deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, is bringing an even harsher arctic blast to million Americans this week. Maps show what to expect as the cold front ...

However, a deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, is bringing an even harsher arctic blast to million Americans this week. Maps show what to expect as the cold front ...

Forecasters warn that a split polar vortex is set to bring a 'large supply of cold air' to North America in mid-February as a ...

Answers as to why these strange temperatures and weather events are prevalent may be found in the polar vortex. The U.S. National Weather Service says that "vortex" refers to the counter-clockwise ...