The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for ...

Why does its southern hemisphere rise significantly above the smoother northern plains? A groundbreaking study using seismic ...

While the night sky is lit by the first full moon of the year for the start of this week, there is also the opportunity to catch a closer glimpse of the red planet. Mars will be in “opposition ...

Red planet Mars might just be the star of this winter parade. It is reaching what’s called opposition right now. Opposition means an outer planet appears directly opposite the sun, with Earth in ...

Moon gazers in the southern hemisphere will see the Wolf Moon, the first full moon of the year, tailing closely behind Mars as the celestial bodies move across the sky on January 14.

This is a particularly fun month for viewing Mars. The red planet reaches opposition — when it's opposite from the sun, with Earth in the middle — by the evening of Jan. 16. It's the closest ...

The January full moon, also known as the wolf moon, will completely cover the red planet, Mars, but not before the red planet shines as bright as possible near the moon. A lunar occultation occurs ...