Aside from Earth, no planet in the solar system captures our imagination quite like Mars. The Red Planet is one of the few ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

These two planets are visible in the southwest sky.Mars is currently at opposition from the Sun. That means the Sun and the ...

Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.

Astrophotographers will be able to capture Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune tonight. However, Mercury will ...

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 ...

To see Mars at its very best, look east at sunset between Jan. 12 and Jan. 16. The Red Planet will rise at sunset ... It will dominate the eastern night sky and, at magnitude -1.4, outshine ...

Just days before, the Moon occults the Red Planet. Credit ... star pattern roughly a quarter of the way across the sky to the south of Mars. Mars will also appear larger than at any other time ...

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.

The proposals present alternatives to the original Mars Sample Return program ... rover to the surface of the red planet using a strong cable. Afterward, the sky crane disconnected and crash ...