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 ...
A complex maze of lasers, lenses and mirrors has been used to twist light into a vortex shaped like a doughnut. Vortex rings are common in fluids – think of smoke rings floating in air or underwater ...
The polar vortex has emerged from hibernation, and scientists continue to monitor how it will affect weather this winter season across the United States. The polar vortex is a band of strong ...
“They provide new insights into the complex processes that shape the polar vortices and their role in the atmosphere’s superrotation.” The Venus Express mission is currently funded until 2014, ...