Mars will appear to make an ultraclose approach to the moon on Sunday, after Jupiter had a turn earlier this week. Here's how ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Just six light-years from the solar system — in cosmic terms, our ...

appearing as a reddish star. But to catch the finer surface details, like its polar caps or darker regions, a telescope would be useful. However, the Red Planet will be visible only if the skies ...

What’s that bright star in the sky after sunset ... and one of them is golden. The golden planet is Mars. Visible below Jupiter and rising into view in the east as the sky darkens, the red ...

appearing as a reddish star. But to catch the finer surface details, like its polar caps or darker regions, a telescope would be useful. However, the Red Planet will be visible only if the skies ...