January’s full moon, the “Wolf Moon,” rose alongside Mars at its brightest, occulting it for a short period as seen from ...

The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week.

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

Mars currently has two satellite moons – Phobos and Deimos – the twin sons of Ares, the god of war (Mars in Roman mythology) ...

So I grabbed my camera, ran outside, and looked up just as Mars was supposed to emerge from the Moon's curved horizon. Seen ...

Tonight (Jan. 13), bright Mars will disappear behind the full Wolf Moon for several hours before reappearing on the other side. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars visible from the U.S. this year.

This year, we were treated with a total solar eclipse, fantastic displays of the northern lights, spectacular meteor showers ...

Wolf Moon will occult Mars on January 13, offering a celestial spectacle filled with folklore and astronomical intrigue.

An opportunity to see the moon occult a bright planet at night does not happen too often; for Mars, a specific location on Earth can see it happen (on average) once about every 14 years.

the previous night will see a near-full moon occult Mars. That will occur high in the sky and be visible across North America, with the action happening between 8:44 p.m. EST on Monday ...

For example, recent occultations of Mars occur at intervals of months, depending on the relative position of the Earth, the Moon and Mars. In January 2025, our younger brother Mars will be the ...

Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...