Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to ...

A conjunction between a crescent moon and Mars joins an ongoing display of 'shooting stars,' making July 28 one of the best ...

On July 28, 2025, the night sky will come alive with a rare celestial display. A stunning crescent moon will align closely ...

Skywatchers can see a rare moon-Mars conjunction on July 28 after sunset, with shooting stars from two meteor showers ...

It's possible that Mars' moons were originally asteroids that were captured by the planet's gravitational pull. There's also ...

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On Monday (Jan. 30), the moon will pass in front of Mars from the perspective of Earth in what's known as an occultation.

How to see Mars and the Moon in conjunction on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Look to the east around midnight on Saturday going into Sunday and you’ll easily find a waning gibbous Moon.

The Moon and Mars will appear just a short distance away from each other on Wednesday night. NurPhoto via Getty Images The Red Planet and the Moon will be roughly 4 degrees apart on Wednesday evening.

Mars has two small, funky-looking moons with strange orbits, and they may suggest that the red planet once had rings, like some of the larger planets in our solar system. The two lumpy moons ...