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 ...
We will be one planet short of a maximum alignment. Six planets will still be possible to see in one ecliptic plane in the ...
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
As Mars approaches opposition this week, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...
Venus and Saturn will shine in the southwest, while Jupiter will shine just above them, with Mars, the red planet, to the east of them ... the best time to see it after sunset is on Tuesday, January ...
January’s full moon, the “Wolf Moon,” rose alongside Mars at its brightest, occulting it for a short period as seen from ...
Rising just before sunset on Monday, January 13, the Full Wolf Moon will be up all night, tonight, and will slip below the ...
It’s a term used by astronomers to describe when Earth, Mars and the Sun align. When this happens, Earth sits directly ...
The Red Planet comes closest to Earth, disappears behind the Moon in an occultation, and finally reaches opposition in the ...
Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see ...