The previous opposition was on January 16, and as Mars recedes from Earth, March provides another good chance to see the Red Planet at its best. Anyone with an unobstructed view of the night sky ...

March 2025 is a treat for astronomy lovers, offering several chances to observe Mars in the night sky. The Red Planet will put on a spectacular show with key sightings throughout the month. If you ...

Elon Musk has been vocal about humanity’s need for a 'second planet' and said it essentially is a life-and-death matter. As long as Musk has been a public figure, he has been very open about his plans ...

There's been a lot of talk this week about our neighboring planet Mars. The main subject of wishful thinking for the dreamers on our own Earth, the ball of rock we affectionately call the Red ...

A new study may have revealed the true source behind how the Red Planet got its hue. It’s been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the ...

Other places on the planet may not be quite so frigid as the polar regions. "Although the mantle underneath Mars's north pole is estimated to be cold, our models are still able to predict the ...

Here’s how it works. A Chinese research team is developing a lightweight robotic drone with a targeted special mission scenario of Mars exploration. The air-ground dual-purpose unmanned aerial ...

On February 28, a planetary parade will see Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus ... with some stargazers catching a glimpse of a five-planet line-up in January. Planetary parades of four or five planets ...

Heads up, skywatchers: a planet alignment is up for viewing this weekend, with Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars all visible with the naked eye, according to NASA. However, along with Uranus ...

Watch them dance around the planet over several nights of viewing. Mars comes next, and it is also high in the sky at sunset. Its ruddy-red look hovers with the stars of Pollux and Castor in the ...

Ancient Mars had sun-soaked vacation-style beaches, according to a new study published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And while the red planet may have been the hottest ...