Mars will be in "opposition" on Oct. 13: the sun and Mars will be on opposite sides of Earth. It's going to be ideal for viewing the red planet.

Mars makes its closest approach to Earth at 10:18 am ET on October 6. Mars will be 38,586,816 miles away from Earth --- yes, that's close for Mars -- and it won't be this close again until 2035.

Look up! Mars is at its closest to Earth until 2035 today (Oct. 6), making it a perfect time to see the Red Planet with your own eyes. Today at 10:18 a.m. EDT (1418 GMT), Mars swoops within ...

The moon and Mars, shown on Dec 24, 2007, during that year's Mars opposition. This year, Mars will be slightly closer to us than it was then but will look approximately the same — like a very ...

Called an opposition, this happens with Mars from Earth's perspective every 778 days, or 2 years, 1 month and 18 days. Think of Earth and Mars as two cars racing on circular tracks.

That’s Mars, our planetary neighbor. And for the past few weeks it has been growing brighter as it slowly approaches a state that astronomers call opposition, when it and the sun are on opposite ...