Mars will only stay hidden for around an hour, emerging from the other side of the moon and shining bright red in the dark sky. The Astronomical League lists the times across the country when the ...

Tonight (Jan. 13), bright Mars ... dark. The lunar occultation of Mars will be visible from the contiguous United States, parts of Canada and Mexico, and Western Africa. This map from In-the-Sky ...

And some sky-gazers will be able to glimpse a cosmic magic trick when the moon appears to pass in front of Mars. The full moon ... which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when Earth ...

Mars will make its closest approach to Earth this weekend while rising to its highest point in the night sky. On Sunday (Jan. 12), the Red Planet will make its close approach of Earth at 8:32 a.m ...

Keep your eyes on Mars in our night sky this week. Our neighboring planet—the fourth from the sun in our solar system and approximately half the size of Earth—will look larger and brighter in ...

You can try to catch Mars a bit earlier in the evening before the Moon rises if you want a truly dark sky, though the planet will sit lower to the horizon and your view through Earth’s turbulent ...

And some sky-gazers will be able to glimpse a cosmic magic trick when the moon appears to pass in front of Mars. The full moon will be at peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. ET Monday but will appear full ...