NASA Observes Polar Cyclone on Uranus for the First Time

Scientists have detected a giant cyclone swirling around the north pole of Uranus using radio telescopes like the Very Large Array (VLA). The cyclone is similar to the polar cyclones observed by the Cassini mission at Saturn. With this discovery, cyclones or anti-cyclones have now been identified at the poles on every planet in our solar system that has an atmosphere. Uranus's north pole is now in springtime, and astronomers hope to see even more changes in its atmosphere as it continues into summer.