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 ...

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

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, ...

On January 16 Mars shone at its brightest until 2027 as it was in opposition, which means it was positioned directly opposite ...

Did you know that Mars at opposition is a special time when Earth and Mars are closest? This happens when Earth passes directly between Mars and the Sun. At this point, Mars appears larger and ...

Additionally, the closest approach of Mars to Earth happened a few days earlier, on January 12, 2025, when it was approximately 59.7 million miles away. Following this opposition, the next one is ...

These two planets are visible in the southwest sky.Mars is currently at opposition from the Sun. That means the Sun and the "Red Planet" are directly opposite from each other with Earth in the middle.

FOUR planets are visible in the night sky. You will have to battle January clouds, but here is how to find them.

The prime minister said the deputy Opposition leader's comparison of the British settlement of Australia to a mission to Mars ...

But every 26 months, the orbits of Earth and Mars allow us a closer look at the Red Planet when Mars is at opposition — which will happen on the night of Jan. 15 this year. In the early evening ...