In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...

In its own right, Jupiter is itself quite dazzling, although compared to Venus it shines only one-tenth as bright. After attaining opposition with the sun last month, Mars is now moving away from ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

Wings‘ classic album ‘Venus And Mars’ is set to be reissued to mark its 50th anniversary. Find all the details below. A special half-speed master edition of the band’s 1975 fourth studio ...

Orbital dynamics show that President Trump’s pledge to land astronauts on Mars couldn’t happen until 2029 at the earliest. And even that would be challenging. By Jonathan Corum The distance ...

As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade, with six planets lining up in the night sky. On February 1, we should see the crescent moon in ...

I hope you got a chance to see the moon nuzzled up to Venus on Feb. 1, and perhaps even checked out the pair through binoculars. Now, with the moon gone ...

Sussan Ley and Elon Musk on a Mars landscape.Credit: Matt Davidson And then, to the rescue, entered Sussan Ley, importing her favourite Martian, Elon Musk, into the nation’s perennial dispute ...

Dec. 16, 2024 — The combination of low temperature, atmospheric pressure and water vapor pressure on Mars means any liquid water found there would likely freeze, boil or evaporate immediately ...