Mars is ready to be the center of the night sky in early 2025, as it lines up with Earth in one of the rarest celestial events: Mars Opposition. Every 26 months, the Red Planet comes closer to our ...

This story was updated to correct inaccurate position of Mars and Earth. Mars will appear its biggest and brightest this month when it reaches its closest position to Earth while simultaneously being ...

Heads up, stargazers! The waxing crescent moon will appear on the left shoulder of Mars in the hours following sunset on July 28 — close enough for both to fit easily in the view of a pair of 10x50 ...

Tonight (Jan. 13), bright Mars will disappear behind the full Wolf Moon for several hours before reappearing on the other side. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars visible from the U.S. this year.