The Moon passes 4° south of Mars in Virgo at 11 A.M. EDT. The pair is briefly visible — along with Virgo’s brightest star, Spica — for a short time after sunset this evening. You’ll need to be fast, ...
The Moon passes 5° south of Mars at 9 A.M. EDT, then skims 2° south of Mercury at noon EDT. This evening, our satellite reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 7:30 P.M. EDT. At ...
As the moon makes its monthly rounds in its orbit around the Earth, it frequently has encounters with bright stars and planets, with Saturn and Mars taking center stage in the nights ahead. In many ...
From a return of humans to lunar orbit, to Japan's first crack at Mars, advanced space travel and exploration is set to continue in 2026.