Astronomers have discovered extreme jet-stream winds on exoplanet WASP-127b, reaching astonishing speeds of 20,500 miles per ...

Moving at roughly 20,505 miles per hour along the distant world's equator, it’s the fastest known jet stream that wraps ...

In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...

At least two flights briefly traveled faster than the speed of sound as the jet stream sped up, but there would not have been ...

Residents in Ireland and the United Kingdom are bracing for ferocious winds that could top 100 mph in spots. The hurricane-like storm is a rare meteorological feature known as a “sting jet" — and the ...

Cold air from the arctic sometimes dips southward across the American plains. What to know about the polar vortex.

This is linked to the north polar jet stream. Its tailwinds are why flying from the US to Europe is faster than flying from Europe to the US. Gratton explained how the warming atmosphere speeds up ...