The Griffith Observatory in California had a great view of the Mars-Moon occultation on Dec. 7, 2022. See the Red Planet slip ...

Mars, often called the Red Planet, can sometimes light up emerald green in the night sky. In March 2024, the Perseverance rover captured the first visible aurora from the Martian surface. Now ...

Unlike Earth’s orange-red sunsets, Mars shows a blue sunset. This happens due to fine dust particles in the Martian ...

Strange blobs found inside Mars could be remnants of something ancient, astronomers say - Findings also have implications for our understanding of Earth’s history ...

Though the trio fits well inside a one-degree circle in the sky, they're actually a good study in astronomical distance. The Moon is only 385,000 kilometers (1.3 light-seconds) away, while Venus is ...