"I don't think anyone's made this connection between the surface fluid pattern and the interior properties of these planets." ...

Jupiter and Saturn's different polar storms reveal clues about planet interiors: Saturn has harder bottom than Jupiter.

Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two ...

Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two ...

French researchers develop sophisticated mathematical model to study the behavior of earthly vortices, like hurricanes and ocean currents What do smoke rings, tornadoes and the Great Red Spot of ...

With the bitter cold of winter descending upon the U.S., one may question what is responsible for this upcoming period of below-average temperatures. In short, the answer is the polar vortex. But what ...

The Arctic witnessed a meteorological phenomenon this month when a sudden stratospheric warming event compelled the polar vortex to deviate from its usual path, inverting its rotation. Instead of its ...

The centre of the polar vortex (white dot) is displaced from the South Pole (white cross). Credit: ESA/VIRTIS-VenusX/INAF-IASF/LESIA-Obs. Paris/Univ. Lisbon/Univ ...