Our winter friend or foe, the Polar Vortex, has re-formed and is ready to be watched for the winter. The Polar Vortex is a swirling area of wind that is most often centered over the North Pole. We ...

As winter sets in at Titan's south pole, a cloud system called the south polar vortex (small, bright 'button') has been forming, as seen in this 2013 image. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

It may sound unbelievable, but new research suggests that instead of being featureless, dark matter could actually behave like a cosmic superfluid, forming swirling vortex lines and stable rotating ...

Saturn’s hexagon swirling at the planet’s north pole. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Hampton University Above Saturn’s north pole, clouds swirl in a distinct and stunning ...

A giant quantum vortex may allow researchers to study black holes. This vortex is an eddy in a special form of liquid helium that displays quantum effects. The result has some properties similar to ...

A frigid start to the year has been forecast for New Yorkers, with the polar vortex set to push icy air throughout much of the U.S. in January. The Arctic polar vortex is a strong band of west-to-east ...

Sunday was a very interesting day weather-wise over the Great Lakes and small areas of Michigan. The weather pattern gave us a perfect view of how the Great Lakes can make “mini-blizzards.” Four ...