NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has captured its first view of Earth from the surface of the Red Planet — a striking image that shows our home planet as a bright light in the Martian sky ...

That distance translates to nearly 17 light-minutes — meaning it takes that long for communications to travel between Mars Express and mission control here on Earth. Related: Red Planet photos ...

Mars has only been previously seen through ... the durable orbiter has given scientists an entirely new view of Earth's intriguing neighbor. It is now helping to answer fundamental questions ...

For the first time, scientists have captured the visible green lights of an aurora from the surface of Mars. The spectacle shined uniformly across the whole Martian night sky, distinct from the way ...

rather the relative positions of Earth and Mars in their orbits around the sun have led to this strange dance in the night sky. Stock image of Mars (right) and an illustration of the view of Mars ...

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above Mars. These images are being sent nearly 190 million miles back to Earth, and take about 16 minutes and 44 seconds to reach us. It's "the closest you can get to a live view from the Red ...

Once light bounces off the planet, it can take between 3 to 22 minutes to travel to Earth — so there ... one-hour livestream from Mars - but don't expect a detailed view of the #RedPlanet!

Mars will be fully illuminated by the sun, providing the best viewing conditions from Earth. This is the when that planet is 'in opposition'. Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them.

Here’s how it works. Believe it or not, debris from Mars has frequently made its way to Earth after powerful impacts hit the Red Planet's surface and launch it into space. There have been at ...