SCIENTISTS have discovered a new super-Earth with an ‘eccentric’ orbit that swings it in-and-out of its star’s habitable zone ...
However, a new study conducted by physicists at MIT has looked to Mars’s orbit and certain behaviours which could indicate the existence of dark matter. The research, published in the journal ...
Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.
Our Solar System is a carefully balanced celestial dance held together by a virtually perfect balance of gravity and inertia.
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.
From arachnid-like formations and mysterious blobs to an underground ocean and a giant volcano, here are our 10 favorite things scientists discovered on Mars this year.
Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Have you seen the weird “alien doorway” on Mars image that went viral on social media? It was sent back by NASA’s ...
But the distance between Earth and Mars is constantly changing as they orbit the sun. In theory, the closest that Earth and Mars would approach each other would be when Mars is at its closest ...