The new images depict Mars' eastern hemisphere in different wavelengths of infrared light. To the left is a reference map of the hemisphere captured by the Mars Global Surveyor mission, which ...

The Night Sky This Week: February 19-25, 2024 The highlight for sky-watchers this week is undoubtedly the rise of the full “Snow Moon,” which just happens to be the smallest full moon of the ...

It's been over two years since Jupiter and Mars appeared this close together in the night sky and we'll have to wait until 2033 to see such a close encounter unfold again. With Jupiter shining at ...

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

NASA images of Venus and Mars. Venus and Mars will appear to merge into one planet later this month. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA The two planets are actually nowhere near each other: Venus is around ...

Venus Always brilliant and shining with a steady, silvery light, Venus will appear in the western sky at dusk from Jan. 1 to March 15, and in the eastern sky at dawn from April 1 through Nov. 6.

Scientists have observed a fascinating green glow in the Martian night sky for the first time. The visible nightglow was detected in the atmosphere of the Red Planet by the European Space Agency's ...

From our point of view on a planet also orbiting the Sun, the other planets in the night sky appear to rise and fall gradually over weeks and months. In 2023, Venus has been on the rise while Mars ...