Astronomy buffs, undeterred by cloudy skies and rain, managed to catch a glimpse of the planet Mars on the night of Jan 16, ...

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In January, stargazers will be able to see four bright planets, the close dance of Venus and Saturn, Mars at opposition, and ...

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NASA’s Perseverance rover captures video of solar eclipse on Mars. The Mastcam-Z camera recorded video of Phobos, one of the Red Planet’s two moons, to study how its orbit is changing over time.

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

Astronomy buffs, undeterred by cloudy skies and rain, managed to catch a glimpse of the planet Mars on the night of Jan 16, ...

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

Jupiter's Great Red Spot storm, which usually appears dark-red, can be seen shining a lurid blue color in an ultraviolet ...

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Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...

(WIFR) - On the evening of Jan. 16, the sun, Mars and Earth will be in alignment. This puts Mars exactly opposite the sun, making our view of the red planet the brightest and most detailed it can get.