"If the moon and a planet are near Castor and Pollux you have an impressive show." From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.

A super rare "blood moon" lunar eclipse will be visible over Mississippi in mid-March. Here's what you need to know about the ...

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The two innermost planets, Venus and Mercury, will shine together low in the western sky at sunset on March 10. Here's how to ...

If last year whet your eclipse appetite, get excited for the night skies this month. Mid-March will bring a total lunar ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs this month. Venus transitions from evening to morning, while Mars and Jupiter dominate the late ...

The best chance to see as many planets as possible will be just after sunset on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Four of the planets - Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars - will be visible ...

With its iconic rusty hue, Mars has long been called the red planet. Now, scientists may have discovered the potential source of that distinctive coloring, overturning a popular theory in the process.

In the 1970s, images from the NASA Mariner 9 orbiter revealed water-sculpted surfaces on Mars. This settled the once-controversial question of whether water ever rippled over the red planet.

On Friday, however, Mercury will join the planetary parade of Venus, Mars, Jupiter ... In Rochester this week, sunset is just before 6 p.m., according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life," he added. "It's thought that the earliest life on Earth began at locations like this, near the interface of air and shallow water." ...