The Red Planet reaches its best position all year this week on January 15. Here’s how and when to get out and see it.

Every 26 months, the orbits of Earth and Mars allow us a closer look when Mars is at opposition — which will happen on Jan.

The company has outlined its proposed architecture to return martian rock and dust samples to Earth for research.

Astronomical observatories use several techniques to compensate for distortions in images caused by our atmosphere.

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and watch the Full Moon pass in front of the Red Planet. Astronomers call such an event an occultation. Pretty much anyone in the continental U.S.