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

The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics ...

In his prepared remarks, Trump, a longtime backer of U.S.-led space exploration and exploitation, singled out Mars and left ...

President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag ...

Six planets will be in alignment during the planet parade: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn.

Venus and Saturn are currently in conjunction, meaning the planets appear close together in the night sky from Earth. These ...

With frigid temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills, you may want to wait a few more days to check them out. Don't ...

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 ...

As Mars approaches opposition this week, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

Six planets are aligning with four visible to the naked eye in late January. Here's how to find them in Michigan.

It’s a term used by astronomers to describe when Earth, Mars and the Sun align. When this happens, Earth sits directly ...