Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.

Thousands of mysterious clay mounds found on Mars were formed by ancient water on the Red Planet's barren northern plains, ...

Last week, a full moon lit up the sky but it was another celestial moment, one that’s more rare, that wowed sky-gazers and ...

The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week ... the spectacle on camera in the gorgeous photos below. Photographer Peter Jay caught the Red Planet lurking just above the northern ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible all at once this month. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS The planets in our ... the moon is less than half-full and getting dimmer ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Afterward, she'll sign copies and take pictures ... deeper into what makes Mars so fascinating. There will also be educational tables where kids can explore the planet's mysteries hands-on.

The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week. On Monday evening (Jan ... readers caught the spectacle on camera in the gorgeous photos below. Photographer Peter Jay caught the Red Planet ...

(Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) The opposition of Mars is the only time 100% of the planet's disk is lit up by the sun, meaning a “full Mars” was visible close to the full moon during ...