NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, taken a photo in September 2022 and made public in December 2024, shows a top-down view ...

This lunar occultation is a rare spectacle; observers in specific locations only can expect to witness this event that happens only about once every 14 years.

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

The highlight of the week is coming tonight in the night sky - the lunar occultation of Mars. First off, at 5:27 p.m. the ...

The larger moons of Pluto and Earth likely formed through a collisional process with Charon and our moon, respectively, ...

The company has outlined its proposed architecture to return martian rock and dust samples to Earth for research.

Every 26 months, the orbits of Earth and Mars allow us a closer look when Mars is at opposition — which will happen on Jan.

On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s ...

Tonight (Jan. 13), bright Mars will disappear behind the full Wolf Moon for several hours before reappearing on the other ...

The best time to view a superior planet is when it reaches opposition, according to The Naked-Eye Planets, a website ran by astronomy expert Martin J. Powell. This is partly because the planet's fully ...

January's full Wolf Moon will come between us and Mars. You can see the disappearance and the return.