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Tracking the first astronauts’ visit to Mars won’t be as simple as watching a clock or marking days off of a calendar. Thanks ...
There’s nothing more exhilarating than catching a glimpse of outer space, especially if you’re a fellow stargazer! Mark your calendars, because with March well underway, now’s the perfect time to look ...
The Perseverance Mars rover captures a super rare phenomenon for the first time caused by dust devils on the surface of the ...
A stunning new true-color mosaic of Mars is transforming how scientists—and the public—see the Red Planet. For decades, Mars ...
The planet Mars currently appears rather dull and uninteresting in the night sky, yet it is also drawing nearer to us with each passing day. As we noted last month, 2011 is an "off year" for the ...
This week, seven planets will align in what is known as a planetary parade. This planetary parade will see Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn lining up in the evening sky. Four ...
This month, stargazers will be able to see seven planets in the evening sky, in a celestial event known as a great alignme nt. Five planets — Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury — will be ...
DALLAS — Get ready, North Texas! This evening, Feb. 28, a celestial event that showcases the big names in our galaxy: Our planets. A seven-planet parade will be visible from the big North Texas skies.
Learn about the latest recordings of dust devils on Mars, revealing the sound of electrical discharges in the atmosphere.