it will also pass in front of the more-brilliantly-red-than-usual Mars in an event known as a lunar occultation. But that’s not all January’s sky has to offer. A new comet, expected to be the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has collected its 24th sample of Jezero Crater. The 'Comet Geyser' sample is "great for ...

The comet, known as C/2024 G3 or ATLAS ... There will be a lunar occultation of Mars. That means Mars will slip behind the Moon, making it seem like the planet has disappeared, he told USA ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

Fortunately, Mars will be just as bright on Monday as it will be on Thursday, according to Fazekas. Comet spotting: A one-in-160,000-years chance for some A comet will be spotted near the ...

Mars, or Earth can produce small but noticeable changes in comet orbits, especially for comets that pass close to these worlds. As with outgassing, changes in a comet’s orbit due to the combined ...

At its brightest, Venus has a magnitude of -4.5, while Jupiter and Mars are around -3. Despite hopes that the comet would be visible during the day, it did not get bright enough during its brush ...

Venus will be accompanied by Mercury, Mars and Jupiter, which will have magnitudes of ... It can be seen all night. Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann will appear between Jupiter and Neptune in February.

and Mars—will be visible, and recognizable by their incredible brightness against the night sky. Uranus and Neptune will also be visible, but with a telescope. This string of planets will be visible ...

Morgan Nunn Martinez studied lunar rocks from the 1969 Apollo 9 mission to learn about the origin of moon water. They found ...