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

Did you know that Mars at opposition is a special time when Earth and Mars are closest? This happens when Earth passes ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover is skygazing and photographing lovely examples of noctilucent clouds on Mars. The wispy formations ...

If you are fortunate to live in the occultation zone and the weather cooperates, this upcoming event is one that really ...

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 ...

Ancient rainstorms may have sculpted the red planet, similar to the monsoon rains that helped shape the Southwest’s landscape ...

American space agency NASA announced it is looking at two ways of landing hardware on Mars for the Sample Return mission, ...

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see ...

We're hurtling toward a new era of mega-rockets with enough power to send colonists to the red planet, but should we?

On Jan. 13, bright Mars will disappear behind the full moon for several hours. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars ...

A new analysis of marsquakes measured by NASA’s InSight lander indicates Mars has a solid inner core – but other researchers ...

Every so often, rather interesting astronomical phenomena occur in our neighborhood, better known as the Solar System, with ...