Von Karman vortex streets are a linear chain of spiraling whirlwinds. They were named after Theodore Von Karman, a co-founder of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, regarded by many as the ...

When humans kick swim through water, vortices form around their legs, generating the force that propels them forward. However ...

But here’s where things get interesting: the polar vortex’s behavior is closely tied to the jet stream, a fast-moving river of air that flows high above the Earth. The jet stream acts like a ...

A strong, stable vortex is like a skater spinning with their arms tucked closely in, holding in an area of cold air over the Arctic. But when there’s a wobble in the rotation, winds in the vortex can ...

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The jet stream typically acts as a barrier to keep the polar vortex contained near the Arctic, but at times, some of the vortex can break off or move south, bringing unusually cold weather into ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered that the structure of vortices generated around a swimmer's feet changes with increasing speed during underwater undulatory swimming. Specifically, ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will soon start getting back to normal operations after weathering the raging L.A. fires. JPL lies at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Los ...

Supersonic Jet: A jet of fluid that travels faster than the speed of sound in that fluid. Vortex Shedding: The process by which vortices are created and shed from a body in a fluid flow ...