Familiar programming will ring in the New Year at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium during January.

The race to dominate space is intensifying as two of Silicon Valley’s most influential figures, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, ...

It’s a term used by astronomers to describe when Earth, Mars and the Sun align. When this happens, Earth sits directly ...

January’s full moon, the “Wolf Moon,” rose alongside Mars at its brightest, occulting it for a short period as seen from ...

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.

As Mars approaches opposition this week, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week.

Geologically, Mars is very reminiscent of the moon. But it also looks a lot like the Earth. It all depends on who you ask.

This month, Mars will shine brighter than at any time since December 2022 as it reaches a point astronomers call "opposition." That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet ...

these images showcase what appears to be a snowy landscape in the Australe Scopuli region of Mars, near the planet's south pole. But the "snow" seen here is quite different from what we have on Earth.

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are four of the five "naked eye" planets, with only Mercury missing, while Neptune and Uranus will require a telescope to spot due to their huge distance from our ...

In addition to providing the best opportunity to see Mars at its biggest and brightest, this will be the best time for sending spacecraft to the Red Planet. That's because Mars and Earth are ...