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Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...
The crescent moon will be visible 20 degrees above the western horizon at sunset on July 28, with Mars appearing as a bright ...
The Moon passes 1.3° south of Mars at 4 P.M. EDT and sits horizontally in line with the Red Planet after sunset this evening. By 9 P.M. local daylight time, the pair is 15° high in the west, both now ...
A conjunction between a crescent moon and Mars joins an ongoing display of 'shooting stars,' making July 28 one of the best ...
Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to ...
In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out on the evening of July 28 and observe a close ...
Stargazers in the U.S. will find the slender form of the crescent moon roughly 20 degrees above the western horizon right at sunset on Saturday. The following hour will see Mars and the bright star ...
It's possible that Mars' moons were originally asteroids that were captured by the planet's gravitational pull. There's also ...
A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy ...
The Moon and Mars will appear just a short distance away from each other on Wednesday night. NurPhoto via Getty Images The Red Planet and the Moon will be roughly 4 degrees apart on Wednesday evening.