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Mars will appear its biggest and brightest this month when it reaches its closest position to Earth while simultaneously being opposite the sun. The Red Planet will be at its closest point to ...

This week, Earth will swing between Mars and the sun. This event, called Mars' opposition, occurs on October 13, when it will be directly on the opposite side of Earth from the sun, according to NASA.

Related: How long does it take to get to Mars? Mars and Earth are farthest apart when they are both at aphelion and on opposite sides of the sun. Here, they can be 250 million miles (401 million ...

On Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, Mars will make its closest approach to Earth since 2022 and enter its annual opposition shortly thereafter. In addition to providing the best opportunity to see Mars at ...

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 ...

If you looked at the churning clouds near Jupiter’s pole, they appear like ocean currents on Earth — as if you’re looking at ...

MARS is set to appear its biggest and brightest for the next two years tomorrow night, as it reaches opposition with Earth. Opposition is when a planet moves to the same side of the Sun as the Earth.

This month, Mars observers in the Northern Hemisphere will get a spectacle not seen in over a decade: The Red Planet will be near its highest point in the sky while close to Earth at opposition ...