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 will come to its bright opposition this ... It's a convenient post-sunset sight low in the western sky. The times and dates given apply to mid-northern latitudes. For the most accurate ...

Fresh from the excitement of this week’s Wolf Moon, there’s another treat in store for sky-watchers this week, with Mars ...

Rising just before sunset on Monday, January 13 ... Plus, if you watch closely throughout the night, you may spot the planet Mars dip behind the Moon, only to re-emerge a short time later.

A full Moon in January is called a Wolf Moon because of the packs of wolves heard howling at the Moon outside villages in the wintertime in decades past, according to Nasa. The Moon will rise at about ...