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 red planet Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has long been an omen in the night sky. And in its own ... Now, the world is a cold, barren desert with few signs of liquid water.

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

Astronomy buffs, undeterred by cloudy skies and rain, managed to catch a glimpse of the planet Mars on the night of Jan 16, ...

These arid worlds have dominated the big screen in major blockbuster franchises like "Dune" and "Star Wars," the ... the process by which planets become more desert-like. Mars has dune fields ...

So I grabbed my camera, ran outside, and looked up just as Mars was supposed to emerge from the Moon's curved horizon. Seen ...

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

JINCHANG, China (Reuters) - About 100 excited Chinese teenagers completed a five-hour tour of a space colony against a desolate backdrop not unlike the desert ... Star Wars, but at a Chinese-built ...

If you’re in the UAE, you’re in luck. The country’s vast desert landscapes and remote areas provide some of the region’s best ...