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 perigee, causes Mars to appear bigger and brighter in the sky than usual, ...

New research shows that meteoroid impacts on Mars generate seismic signals that travel much deeper than previously thought, ...

Mars spacecraft teamed up with an AI model to find a new impact crater on on the Martian surface, changing our understanding of the interior.

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

It may be one of the best objects in the night sky, but Mars is briefly outshone by about ... at -2.5 magnitude. Although its surface is covered in iron oxide dust, the red planet appears to ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

The planet’s disk spans 14.6” and even shows off some surface features in larger ... will come around local midnight, when Mars is highest in the sky, about 75° above the southern horizon.

the surface features on Mars gradually and continually shift to the right. Using my favorite app, Sky Guide, you can zoom into Mars and keep up with its rotation and its shifting surface features.

Living on Mars will be no easy feat. Building viable living quarters would require an inflatable habitat that can be covered ...

During opposition, the sun's full glare illuminates the planet's surface as seen from Earth ... indicate brighter objects in the sky). Although Mars will appear bigger and brighter during its ...