Data collected by NASA's InSight lander suggest that ancient internal processes are responsible for the "Martian dichotomy" ...

Red Planet Day 2024: Red Planet Day, observed annually on November 28, celebrates humanity’s enduring fascination with Mars, the "Red Planet." It has a very thin atmosphere over a dusty ...

Now closer to Earth than at any time since late 2022 and until early 2027, the red planet—visible below Jupiter—looks a golden-reddish color to the naked eye. On Jan. 13, the first full moon ...

January's full moon passed in front of Mars, a rare occultation. Depending on where you are viewing from, it will happen ...

No matter how many missions to Mars she takes part in, the sheer joy of unearthing discoveries about the red planet never gets old for Mariek Schmidt.

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 on Jan. 15. It will be visible all night long because it will rise with ...

Robotic spacecraft could one day make the trip in only three days ... How long did previous Mars missions take to reach the Red Planet? Here is an infographic detailing how long it took several ...

Mars reaches opposition Jan. 15, standing high in the south at midnight. Just days before, the Moon occults the Red Planet. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly On the 15th, Mars will shine at magnitude ...

That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet — both with the naked eye and through binoculars and telescopes — until 2027. As an added bonus, on Monday (Jan. 13), the full ...

Red Planet is yet another science-fiction film involving butch men in outer space led by a lone attractive woman in a tight vest. But as the woman is the talented Carrie-Anne Moss (of Matrix fame ...

That’s when Earth will pass directly between Mars and the sun, putting us within 60 million miles of the Red Planet, roughly 42 percent closer than average. Astronomers call this phenomenon ...