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NASA satellite watches January's polar vortex | Space photo of the day for Feb. 4, 2026

A late January 2026 winter storm left more than snow and ice in its wake.
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How Earth's atmosphere and climate come together to create a polar vortex

To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of ...
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Dassault Is Now Into Spacecraft, Enter the VORTEX Spaceplane

Despite being involved in various space exploration efforts at various levels, Europe only has a bunch of homemade rockets it can rely on to advance its goals beyond the borders of our planet. The ...
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Support from the Ministry of the French Armed Forces for the development of Dassault Aviation's VORTEX spaceplane demonstrator

(Saint-Cloud, June 20, 2025) - At the Paris Air Show today, Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the French Armed Forces, and Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, announced the signing of ...
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Ethereal ice structures swirl alongside Chicago during extreme cold snap fueled by polar vortex — Earth from space

This striking satellite photo shows rippling ribbons of ethereal ice swirling like turbulent clouds on the surface of Lake Michigan, alongside a snow-covered Chicago. The wintery scene occurred during ...