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.

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 ...

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

NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs ...

Groundbreaking research into Mars' energy balance reveals a polar surplus driving dynamic weather patterns, including massive ...

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

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them ...

An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.

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 ...

They may resemble kidney beans, but formations on the northern hemisphere of Mars are actually sand dunes covered in carbon ...