Every 26 months, the orbits of Earth and Mars allow us a closer look when Mars is at opposition — which will happen on Jan.

The Red Planet reaches its best position all year this week on January 15. Here’s how and when to get out and see it.

The company has outlined its proposed architecture to return martian rock and dust samples to Earth for research.

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and watch the Full Moon pass in front of the Red Planet. Astronomers call such an event an occultation. Pretty much anyone in the continental U.S.

Astronomical observatories use several techniques to compensate for distortions in images caused by our atmosphere.

Extractable water near the south pole of our closest celestial neighbor promises a new spark for future space explorers.

The key NASA center remains under a mandatory evacuation order, but officials say both it and Mount Wilson are protected for ...

Astronomy can often give us clues to the past that are otherwise lost to history. In one case, an Italian astronomer has ...

With 10 instruments and technology tests, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload ...

The Red Planet comes closest to Earth, disappears behind the Moon in an occultation, and finally reaches opposition in the ...

Witness a lunar occultation of both Mars and the Pleiades; plus, Mars reaches opposition and Venus and Saturn sit close ...

The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...