We're now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that moment marking the midway point between December's winter solstice and March's vernal equinox. That moment took place at 4:11 p.m.

NASA’s Curiosity rover captured stunning images of Martian twilight clouds, revealing iridescent dry ice formations on Mars.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a cameo appearance of the tiny moon Phobos on its trek around the Red Planet. This composite image, from NASA Galileo and Mars Global Survey orbiters, of Earth ...

It's been a busy few weeks for certain people discussing purportedly strange features on Mars. First, there was the "square ...

NASA has released a detailed animation (above) showing how the Artemis II mission will look from launch to splashdown.

Data collected by NASA's InSight lander suggest that ancient internal processes are responsible for the "Martian dichotomy" ...

A new study from researchers at UBC found that the chance of debris entering air space around major cities is as high as 26 ...

If you look up at the night sky, you may sometimes see a bright reddish star which is likely to be the Red Planet. On January 16 Mars shone at its brightest until 2027 as it was in opposition ...

On January 16 Mars shone at its brightest until 2027 as it was in opposition, which means it was positioned directly opposite the Sun as seen from Earth. This alignment made Mars appear at its ...

On January 29, 1989, a Soviet space probe named Phobos 2 arrived in orbit around Mars. This was the last space mission launched by the Soviet Union. Its primary purpose was to study Mars' two ...

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The alignment peaks on January 25 and Mercury joins the ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently reacted with surprise to a post on X (formerly Twitter) about a 1953 German book that appears to reference a leader of Mars named “Elon.” His reaction ...