Turbulence is something that affects every aircraft in flight. However, the phenomenon known as wake turbulence not only affects aircraft, it's caused by them. Wake turbulence is generated by aircraft ...

Turbulence, an irregular movement of air, is caused by various factors including rapid wind changes, storms, mountainous terrain (orographic lifting), and the wake of other aircraft. It is categorized ...

The culprit is a lesser-known kind of turbulence that’s been increasing since 1979. So how does it work, and what’s causing the rise? NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

The magnetic fields lacing through galaxy clusters and cosmic filaments have no business being there. The early universe was a hot, smooth soup of particles with no mechanism to spin up the enormous ...