Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...

And if the polar vortex is to blame. First, a quick refresher on the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a region of very strong winds that form a circle around the North Pole. The vortex is located ...

Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of frigid air moving around our planet's poles.

You also notice the end of the forecast indicates the polar vortex may be making another swipe at Michigan in mid-February. At that time of year it can still be a very cold outbreak. However it ...

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On Thursday NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to don spacesuits to exit the International Space Station. However, despite a plea from President Trump to bring them home ...

Polar bears have a hidden-in-a-plain-sight superpower that anyone who has watched a wildlife documentary could have spotted: ice doesn’t stick to their fur. This has long been known to ...

Original story: Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY Space Team live coverage of the evening-rush-hour SpaceX Starlink 12-7 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX is now targeting 5:05 p.m ...

What a way to kick off the work week: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will carry Starlink internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit from Kennedy Space Center, a Federal Aviation Administration ...

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to return to Earth on a Crew Dragon capsule this spring. Well, this is something of a head-scratcher. On Tuesday evening (Jan. 28), President Donald ...

Turns out, when 450 million people come together for the world’s largest religious gathering, even space can’t miss it. NASA astronaut Donald Pettit, at the age of 69 and currently on board ...