After seeing several dark vortexes appear in the ice giant's clouds over the decades, scientists have finally been able to watch one form, and it was a big one. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

Planetary scientists studying Mars have discovered that its polar vortex has temperatures much lower than predicted. A polar vortex is a low-pressure system of air that rotates around a planet's poles ...

A rare glimpse into the wintry conditions of the Mars north polar vortex has shown that temperatures inside the vortex are far colder than outside, and that the permanent darkness that winter brings ...

A schematic of temperature measurements shows how it is 40 degrees Celsius colder inside the north polar vortex (indicated by the yellow line) compared to outside the vortex. A rare glimpse into the ...