The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour ...

On Sunday (Jan. 12), the Red Planet will make its close approach of Earth at 8:32 a.m. EST (13:32 GMT). This event, known as ...

or Saturn's moon Phoebe are good examples. However, Phobos and Deimos have neatly circular orbits aligned with Mars' equatorial plane, which seems more likely if they had formed in orbit around Mars.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Experts told Newsweek about the difficulties of reaching Mars as the United States faces complex challenges in space policy.

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he wants 'American astronauts' on Mars. Where does a future Mars ...

Deimos is Mars' outer moon. It's a tiny ... The other reason was that it orbits very close to Mars, so it's often caught in the planet's glare. The age of Deimos really depends on how it formed ...

Fresh from the excitement of this week’s Wolf Moon, there’s another treat in store for sky-watchers this week, with Mars ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Uranus and Neptune will be visible in the sky at the same time, with tonight’s new moon ...