Experts told Newsweek about the difficulties of reaching Mars as the United States faces complex challenges in space policy.

Baker said that there are other astronomical events that may be more interesting than the parade of planets. Baker said Mars and Jupiter would be best to see through a telescope right now. Mars is the closest it will be to Earth in the last two years, meaning the red planet will appear larger in the night sky.

Harvard scientists explain how Mars had warm spells billions of years ago, allowing rivers and lakes to exist.

The northern plains of Mars, marked by thousands of mounds and hills, hold significant evidence of the planet's watery past.

One of my gripes with "The Martian" movie was the depiction of the winds on Mars. The lower air density means that the sort of high speed winds we might experience on Earth carry far less of an impact on Mars.

Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is leading the charge. Others players, including the European Space Agency, Japan, and (imminently, with their own DART-like mission) China, are also contributing to the fight against lethal asteroids.

Although it's being mistakenly promoted as a "rare planetary alignment," one of the best "planet parades" in half a century is now taking place. Here's how to see it.

Four planets will be in the parade in January, while seven will align in February. Here's how to see the events.

The recent hype about the planetary alignment of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon is not as rare as claimed. These events are part of regular celestial patterns, not "once-in-a-life

The planetary parade, also known as a planetary alignment, will begin with only four planets—Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars. It will last through early March.

The planetary alignment is not the first spectacle to light up the skies this January. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaked on Jan. 3, The moon occulted, or passed in front of, Mars on Jan. 13 and ...

Hyderabad: In an excellent opportunity for stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts in Hyderabad, four planets—Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars—align in the city’s January skies. This rare planetary parade offers a fantastic opportunity to observe these planets with the naked eye, no telescopes required!