The north pole of Uranus has a stormy vortex. We just saw it for …
网页2023年5月24日 · Unlike Earth's cyclones, Uranus polar vortex is not formed of water vapor but of ices of methane, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. Nor does the storm drift, instead remaining rooted to the pole.
A storm is whirling atop Uranus - Nature
网页2023年6月1日 · A storm is whirling atop Uranus. Strongly flowing winds are detected inside a bright spot at the giant planet’s north pole. Bright clouds shroud Uranus's north pole. Credit: NASA, ESA, AND A ...
A cyclone has been spotted swirling over Uranus’ north pole for …
网页2023年6月12日 · Voyager 2 hinted at a cyclone at Uranus’ south pole. Now Earth-based observations give the first direct evidence of a storm at the ice giant’s north pole.
See the James Webb Telescope's Stunning New Image of Uranus …
网页December 20, 2023. Uranus with its rings and moons, showcasing storms and a polar ice cap on the planet. The new Webb image was produced by combining longer and shorter exposures. NASA, ESA,...
NASA Scientists Make First Observation of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus
网页2023年5月23日 · NASA scientists used microwave observations to spot the first polar cyclone on Uranus, seen here as a light-colored dot to the right of center in each image of the planet. The images use wavelength bands K, Ka, and Q, from left.
Scientists identify polar cyclone swirling on mysterious Uranus
网页WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - It is a world wrapped in mystery - the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, seen up close just once nearly four decades ago by a passing NASA probe and still warily...
NASA’s Webb Scores Another Ringed World with New Image of Uranus
网页2023年4月6日 · NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed Uranus, and the resulting image highlights a complex system of rings as well as a bright polar cap and likely storm clouds.
A Paler Uranus Emerges in the Latest Hubble Telescope Image
网页2023年3月23日 · Uranus’s north pole, seen in 2022, showing a thickened photochemical haze. Several small storms can be seen near the edge of the polar haze boundary. Credit...
Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune
网页During its routine yearly monitoring of the weather on our solar system's outer planets, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new mysterious dark storm on Neptune (right) and provided a fresh look at a long-lived storm circling around the north polar region on Uranus (left).
NASA scientists identify polar cyclone swirling on mysterious Uranus
网页2023年5月26日 · Key points: New observations have found a polar cyclone on Uranus. Researchers used the Very Large Array telescope in New Mexico to see below the clouds at the top of the atmosphere. Scientists say there are still a lot of unknowns about the planet.