Mars | search
Click here to view Mars news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- How to see Mars at its brightest at opposition this weekMars made its closest approach to Earth on the night of November 30 to December 1, but the best views are yet to come as the planet reaches a point called opposition on the night of December 7 to ...
- Watch Mars at opposition meet the full moon next week (Dec. 7) | SpaceThe next favorable occultation of Mars for North America will take place on January 14, 2025. at around 4h UT. The moon will be a waning gibbous about 6 hours past full. Mars comes to...
- Mars in opposition: How to see December 2022 | BBC Science Focus MagazineMars will reach opposition on 8 December 2022, when it will be at its brightest for the year, essentially creating a 'full' Mars. The Red Planet comes closest to Earth a week earlier, on 1 December. At this time, Mars will be just 81.45 million kilometres away from the Earth. Opposition can occur at any point along Mars' orbit, so the distance ...
- Mars | Facts, Surface, Moons, Temperature, & AtmosphereMars Mars, fourth planet in the solar system in order of distance from the Sun and seventh in size and mass. It is a periodically conspicuous reddish object in the night sky. Mars is designated by the symbol ♂. Sometimes called the Red Planet, Mars has long been associated with warfare and slaughter. It is named for the Roman god of war.
- NASA Mars ExplorationThe Mars Exploration Program studies Mars as a planetary system in order to understand the formation and early evolution of Mars as a planet, the history of geological processes that have shaped Mars through time, the potential for Mars to have hosted life, and the future exploration of Mars by humans. The strategy has evolved as we have learned more about Mars and as more questions have arisen.
More
