However, it will also do something spectacular when it covers up — or occults — the red planet, Mars, on Monday, Jan. 13. Here’s everything you need to know about it, including exactly when ...

As Mars approaches opposition this week, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

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The Red Planet reaches its best position all year this week on January 15. Here’s how and when to get out and see it.

The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable ...

Tonight (Jan. 13), bright Mars will disappear behind the full Wolf Moon for several hours before reappearing on the other side. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars visible from the U.S. this year.

We've been talking about going to Mars since the end of the Apollo program. Now there's a new wave of interest in traveling ...

Starting Jan. 29, 2025, the Chinese Lunar New Year marks the Year of the Wood Snake. It’s celebrated for 15 days, ending on ...

That's Mars. The Red Planet is extra bright this year because Earth and Mars are lined up together on the same side of the sun at opposition. From our perspective Mars lies directly opposite the ...

For all those who are fond of astronomy and sky watching, the month of January is undoubtedly the best time of the year to witness a phenomenon involving the planet Mars, that reddish point that ...