With a radius of 2,106 miles, Mars is the seventh largest planet in our solar system and about half the diameter of Earth. Its surface gravity is 37.5 percent of Earth’s. Mars rotates on its ...

Mars has been born afresh in the human mind with ... I arrived one morning to find Edgett at a computer, where he'd been since about 5:30 a.m. camera-targeting—planning out the sequence of ...

In his prepared remarks, Trump, a longtime backer of U.S.-led space exploration and exploitation, singled out Mars and left the ... according to The Huntsville Times. 5. SpaceX stands to gain ...

You’ll see Mars shining brightly above Jupiter. At a magnitude of just 5.8, Uranus will be much more difficult than Mars despite being just 32 arcminutes (about the moon's width) from the red ...

This story was updated to correct inaccurate position of Mars and Earth. Mars will appear its biggest and brightest this month when it reaches its closest position to Earth while simultaneously ...

NASA’s description of the image says it is "the first 360-degree panorama taken by Mastcam-Z, a zoomable pair of cameras aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. The panorama was stitched ...

It’s a term used by astronomers to describe when Earth, Mars and the Sun align. When this happens, Earth sits directly ...

In this article, we'll take a look at the best times to view this spectacular event, discover essential viewing tips, and explore some fascinating facts ... 5) Valles Marineris: A Grand Canyon on ...