The celestial bodies near us, the sun and the moon and the planets, all seem to arc across the sky every day and night from east to west on that same imaginary track. From the Earth's surface ...

Mars has just reached opposition—meaning the Earth is directly between it and the sun—so the Red Planet will appear at its biggest and brightest and will be visible all night. Mars is easily ...

Mars is near the moon right now. It is in opposition, making it one of the brightest objects near the moon. Opposition means that Mars is directly opposite the sun from Earth’s perspective ...

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share The Wolf moon ... with each planet, Miller said. Ocultations are also “location specific,” so not everybody in all parts of Earth will get to ...

Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.