"It's been such a puzzle that there was liquid water on Mars, because Mars is further from the sun, and also, the sun was ...

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 ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Mars’s axis of rotation is tilted 25.2 degrees relative to the plane of the planet’s orbit around the sun, which helps give Mars seasons similar to those on Earth. Whichever hemisphere is ...

The first color aerial photo captured of the surface of Mars During NASA's Ingenuity helicopter's second successful flight on Mars, on April 22, it took color aerial photos of the planet's surface.

Together, the instruments have shown that the rate of hydrogen loss is seasonal, with large increases in the escape rate at ...

On Jan. 15, the sun will oppose Mars retrograde, triggering a cosmic standoff between your ego and your emotions. This is the kind of transit that could make you feel like you’re caught in a tug ...

It is approaching what is known as opposition, which occurs when Mars is on the opposite side of Earth as the sun. During opposition, Mars is closer to us than usual and its face is fully lit by ...

During January, Mars is at opposition, meaning it’s directly opposite the sun from the vantage point ... the shadow’s edges on all sides in the colors of a sunset, bathing the moon in ...