President Trump vowed to send American astronauts to the planet Mars in his inaugural address, envisioning a moment when the ...

Mars is known as the 'Red Planet.' Learn about its reddish hue, caused by iron oxide, its position as the fourth planet from ...

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 ...

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the Solar System: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has baffled ...

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.

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

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

On Sunday (Jan. 12), the Red Planet will make its close approach of Earth at 8:32 a.m. EST (13:32 GMT). This event, known as ...

Formations that look like jumbo-sized kidney beans (or blobs of chocolate syrup, depending on your palette) may be indicators ...

This month, Mars will shine brighter than at any time since December 2022 as it reaches a point astronomers call "opposition.

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 ...

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see ...