Mars has northern and southern hemispheres like Earth, but their defining characteristics are markedly different, a ...

Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that ...

A RARE ‘planet parade’ where Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus will align in the night sky will be visible ...

Skygazers and astronomy enthusiasts can look forward to catching a rare "planet parade" in the night sky through January.

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Mars was at opposition as Earth passed by it in our faster, inner orbit. Mars is still very bright and will continue to be so ...

Formations that look like jumbo-sized kidney beans (or blobs of chocolate syrup, depending on your palette) may be indicators ...

Venus and Saturn will be in conjunction this weekend, appearing side by side in the night sky during January's post-sunset ...

Despite the cloudy skies and rain, some skygazers were able to catch a glimpse of Mars on Jan 16. Read more at ...

Six planets will be in alignment this weekend, with four of them shining bright in one sweeping view. What to know about the ...

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours ...

Mars's atmosphere and climate are impacted by interactions with solar wind, a stream of plasma comprised of protons and ...