The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour ...

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

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 ...

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

It’s a term used by astronomers to describe when Earth, Mars and the Sun align. When this happens, Earth sits directly ...

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.

From windswept craters to frigid ice caps, explore Martian landscapes through the eyes of NASA’s orbiters, probes and rovers ...

Prepare to howl with delight at the first full moon of January 2025, the wolf moon, one of several wonders in the night sky ...

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.

That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet — both with the naked eye and through binoculars and telescopes — until 2027. As an added bonus, on Monday (Jan. 13), the full ...