One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

Greek mythology sparked the Renaissance, transforming art from religious instruction to profound explorations of human ...

The result is that by month’s end, Mars will have faded to one-thirtieth of its brilliance at opposition with the Sun back in early December. Mars sets around 1:20 a.m. at the beginning of May ...

Mars and Venus will slowly separate in the evening sky as July progresses, appearing farther apart each night. By the end of the month, Venus will no longer be visible to evening stargazers since ...

In Roman mythology, Mars was the god of war and destabilization. This figure also appears in various forms in Greek, Norse, and ... bone-crushingly dense one like Venus. Its day (called a sol) is ...

Named for a sea goddess in Greek mythology, this classic main-belt asteroid orbiting beyond Mars was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth while working in London on March 1, 1854.

July 9: Mars and the bright star Regulus will be less than a degree apart to the upper left of Venus. July 26: Venus and Mercury will be about 5 degrees apart, low to the horizon, after sunset ...