Much of the heavenly action this week is in the morning sky. Friday morning look toward the eastern horizon starting at 5:45 a.m. Ever brilliant Venus sits 15 degrees above the horizon, and one-half ...

Astronomers have never seen Mars as up close as they will this week. The elliptical orbits of both Earth and Mars bring the planets relatively close every 18 months or so, but the Red Planet hasn't ...

Recent discoveries have unveiled the existence of hidden caves on Mars, raising intriguing questions about the potential for ...

Look to the west on the nights following June 18 to see Mars sweep past the bright star Regulus to enter the Spring Triangle - a formation of three prominent stellar bodies that are visible as spring ...

The immense dusty expanse of Mars preserves the scars of exceptional space events. A recent study published in Nature Communications reveals how falling meteors can trigger spectacular ...