However, it will also do something spectacular when it covers up — or occults — the red planet, Mars, on Monday ... but the best time to watch it rise will be moonrise where you are on ...

NASA's Artemis program, which aims to use SpaceX's Starship rocket to put humans on the moon as a proving ground for later Mars missions, is expected to focus more on the Red Planet under Trump ...

Just below and to the left of the Moon, you'll notice a red "star," which is actually the planet Mars. For viewers in the USA, there will also be the exciting Wolf Moon lunar occultation of Mars.

The full moon will slide in front of Mars Monday evening ... but instead of the Sun, it's a planet or a much more distant star being blocked by the Moon. The red planet will begin disappearing ...

On the evening of Jan. 13, however, don’t just glimpse at Mars and quit because, if you’re patient, you can watch the moon play a game of hide-and-seek with the Red Planet. What you will see ...

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 ...

Watch the space ... at 11:49 p.m. EST. Mars reaches opposition Jan. 15, standing high in the south at midnight. Just days before, the Moon occults the Red Planet. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly ...

If you look up at the moon around 6 p.m., you will notice the "Red Planet" very close by, just a smidge to the lower left of the moon. But wait, there's more. Tonight, the moon will "occult" Mars.

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars will align, creating a stunning display shortly after sunset. Mars shines brightly at opposition Mars, the Red Planet ... when and what to watch in the sky ...

Mars One was an ambitious project to send humans on a one-way trip to colonise the red planet. Source ... they perform that job — just like we watch the top of the world in the Olympics." ...

At its once-in-26-months opposition, Mars is a stunning sight to the naked eye or through a telescope. At its biggest, brightest, and best, the visibly red planet will rise in the east during dusk ...