Antares is one of the biggest stars we know of. Distinctly orangey-red to the observer (primarily through binoculars) and known as the “rival of Mars” because of its rosy color and because ...

For much of the year we’ve watched Mars, Saturn, and Antares, the red heart of Scorpius, perform a ballet low in the south. Now Mars, having traveled eastward through Scorpius, leaves the ...

Mars reappears about an hour later. Mercury is visible in the early-morning sky. On Jan. 1 it is an easy object in twilight at magnitude –0.4, 12° east of Antares. It stands 6° high in the ...

Antares should remain visible as the sky lightens as well, though it will eventually wink out as the background light overwhelms it. This red giant bears a visual resemblance to the planet Mars ...

And some sky-gazers will be able to glimpse a cosmic magic trick when the moon appears to pass in front of Mars. The full moon will be at peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. ET Monday but will appear ...

In his prepared remarks, Trump, a longtime backer of U.S.-led space exploration and exploitation, singled out Mars and left the moon hanging. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars ...

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.

The Moon passes 0.3° south of the bright red giant star Antares at 7 P.M. EST. However, the pair isn't visible this evening, as they'll rise in the early-morning sky, so we'll feature them tomorrow.

September opens with a new moon and a wandering Mars. The red planet is on the verge of leaving Scorpius en route to Sagittarius, the archer, and its well-named Teapot. For much of the year ...