I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

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 ...

When this happens, Earth sits directly between Mars and the Sun, positioning the red planet directly opposite of the Sun in the sky. Because of this, Mars will look grander and more vivid than ...

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...

The Red Planet reaches its best position all year this week on January 15. Here’s how and when to get out and see it.

On Monday, Mars will look reddish and bright as the moon passes in front of it, obscuring the planet for over an hour in some areas. "An occultation is when one celestial object passes directly ...

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

The full moon will slide in front of Mars Monday evening in a rare planetary occultation. Occultations are like eclipses but ... To see the show look for slightly orange colored Mars near bottom ...

The moon will begin to occult Mars after sundown around 8:44 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 13, and continue through early morning on Tuesday, Jan. 14 until approximately 1:52 a.m. ET. For more accurate ...

Mars is currently about 60 million miles away from Earth, and the moon is only about 240,000 miles away. The distance scale is way off. If it were, your right thumb would be roughly 500 feet away.

Journalist Amrita Khalid, who evacuated her home in the coastal city of Santa Monica located about 15 minutes from Pacific Palisades, told the BBC the area "looks like Mars, it looks bright red." ...