This July, skywatchers across Southern California are in for a remarkable sight as the crescent Moon and Mars converge in a rare astronomical pairing. According to National Geographic’s July 2025 ...
One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, and Hall had one question on his ...
The moon will occult Mars in a rare astronomical event, coinciding with the month's full Wolf Moon that peaks on the same night TacioPhilip/Getty Point your eyes to the sky! The moon will occult Mars ...
Just four days after it passed in front of the Pleiades star cluster, the moon will cross paths with another noteworthy celestial object on Monday evening, Jan. 13, when it will cover the planet Mars, ...
The moon Phobos has a mysterious origin but a certain expiration date. Phobos, one of Mars' moons, has an uncertain origin, but its surface grooves show that tidal forces are pulling it apart. In time ...
On Jan. 13, the Full Moon will pass in front of Mars during an event astronomers call an occultation. And pretty much anyone in the U.S. with binoculars and a clear sky that night will be able to see ...
Next year's first astral spectacle comes early, on Jan. 3, when the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks. Considered one of the most impressive annual meteor showers to witness, the event can produce ...
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The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon will be shining brightly in the east, 93% illuminated in its waxing gibbous ...