Subscribe today. It’s a great year for planet-watching. In addition to this week’s stellar views of Mars, stargazers can admire multiple “planet parades”—the simultaneous appearance of ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Venus is another planet that continues dominating the western sky after sunset. Venus and Saturn will have their closest approach ...

Potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called "sunken worlds," may have just been discovered deep within the mantle, thanks to a new way of mapping the inside of our planet.

How effective can one person's actions be in fighting climate change and keeping the environment healthy? As a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working on energy ...

Mars reaches opposition Jan. 15, standing high in the south at midnight. Just days before, the Moon occults the Red Planet. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly On the 15th, Mars will shine at magnitude ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun on Jan. 15. It will be visible all night long because it will rise with ...

"These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren't super rare, but they don't happen every year so it's worth checking out." Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the ...

That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet — both with the naked eye and through binoculars and telescopes — until 2027. As an added bonus, on Monday (Jan. 13), the full ...

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Stunning pictures of Mercury have been published revealing the sunlit plains and possibly icy craters of the smallest planet in the solar system. Three pictures taken by the BepiColombo spacecraft ...