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 on Jan. 15. It will be visible all night long because it will rise with the ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system.

The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour earlier, at 4:28 p.m. ET, and remain visible until 8:09 a.m. ET the next ...

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

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them ...

A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to ...

As the two planets travel along their orbital paths, Earth will be between Mars and the sun ... appear and the locations that will be able to view them.

Additionally, Mars recently passed perigee on Jan. 12, its closest point to Earth in its orbit around ... told Space.com via email. "The city view from Vista View Park in Davie, Broward County ...

Mars's occultation happens when, from Earth's perspective, another object (like the Moon, or another planet) perfectly aligns with Mars and obscures the red planet due to its larger apparent size ...

put paid to their hopes as Mars' view was obstructed. For those who missed the show, there's good news! Mars, Earth and the Sun, all the three will be in perfect alignment on 16th, giving the ...