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

Mars shines brightly this week as it reaches opposition, appearing golden-red in the sky near Jupiter. Look for it in the ...

The ‘Martian dichotomy’ is one of the Solar System’s greatest mysteries – but new research in closing in on a solution.

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

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

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

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

NASA recently released an overhead view of what appears to be massive kidney beans found on Mars' northern hemisphere. In ...

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.

Elon Musk's Space X was dealt a blow after their seventh uncrewed test rocket was 'destroyed' just 10 minutes after launching ...

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

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