On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

This week, Mars will shine brighter than at any time since December 2022 as it reaches a point astronomers call "opposition." That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet ...

Mars, also called the Red Planet, is one of the most familiar planets in our solar system – apart from Earth, of course! Famous for its distinctive colour, Mars has become a hot topic of ...

Jupiter can be found towards the south at that time. Look closely and you may spot tiny red Mars right next to the Full Moon. Content continues below Mars is at its closest and brightest in our ...

China has been making increasingly firm announcements regarding its own launch plans for the Red Planet. In November, a new study suggested China leave for Mars and return to Earth with samples of ...

2024 — An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of the few ...

Mars is called the Red Planet because its surface is covered in iron-rich minerals that oxidize, or rust, giving it a reddish color. This composite image, from NASA Galileo and Mars Global Survey ...