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 ...

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 ...

Jupiter’s look like pans of sweet rolls. A hexagon bounds Saturn’s northern polar vortex. And Martian vortices act similar to Earth’s, spinning to life each winter, but with a difference ...

The cause of the week-long deep freeze? A polar vortex collapse. Now, meteorologists are calling for another collapse in the middle of March, one that could plunge the U.S., Canada, and parts of ...

The term “polar vortex” might conjure images of mythical icy storms swirling through the North Pole but in reality it’s a ...

Following is a transcript of the video. The polar vortex is headed toward the US, expected to bring record-breaking cold to the Northeast, upper Midwest, and Great Lakes by this week. It's so cold ...

From the Netherlands to Estonia to Texas, a deadly polar vortex caused record-breaking weather across the northern hemisphere. While many struggled to survive the cold, others took advantage of ...

A satellite image shows the entry of a large area of low pressure, from the Polar Vortex, into the Northern U.S., on Jan. 6, 2014. (Bloomberg) -- High in the atmosphere above the North Pole ...