Scientists spotted signs in late March of a rare hole forming and it was thought to be the result of low temperatures at the north pole. The ozone layer shields the Earth from most of the Sun's ...

The vortex appears to be part of a huge filament of solar plasma that the space agency says broke away from the Sun’s surface and is now circling the north pole like a tornado. Unfortunately ...

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The Martian north pole points to the Cygnus constellation ... If you thought that was interesting, you might like to read about a second giant hole has opened up on the sun’s surface.

The planet's magnetic North Pole, where compasses point, has been unexpectedly moving toward Russia. While shifting is not a rare occurrence, the pole is moving both faster and differently than it ...