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 ...

Year-round, whenever they’re above the horizon, they never cease to amaze. Mars, on the other hand, is easy to underappreciate because it appears small for much of the year, making it hard to ...

Mars will make its closest approach to Earth this weekend while rising to its highest point in the night sky. On Sunday (Jan. 12), the Red Planet will make its close approach of Earth at 8:32 a.m ...

This week, Mars will shine brighter than at any time since December 2022 as it reaches a point astronomers call "opposition." That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet ...

In the photo, taken in Sept. 2022 and publicly released in Dec. 2024, the dunes appear surprisingly motionless. Dunes on both Mars and Earth usually migrate as wind picks up grains of sand from ...

Fresh off the FireAid stage, Lady Gaga is gearing back up to grace the Grammy stage alongside Bruno Mars to perform a tribute to Los Angeles during Sunday night’s event. Rumors had been ...

You’ll find that star pattern roughly a quarter of the way across the sky to the south of Mars. Mars will also appear larger than at any other time this year. Astronomers use angles to measure ...

As they harmonized, Gaga and Mars appeared emotional. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The performance followed a video detailing the destructive blazes and the structures ...

The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week. On Monday evening (Jan. 13), the Full Wolf Moon passed in front of Mars in what's known as a lunar occultation, during which another ...

The January full moon, also known as the wolf moon, will completely cover the red planet, Mars, but not before the red planet shines as bright as possible near the moon. When will Mars be ...

The recording academy has confirmed the singers' performances at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2 Kevin Mazur/WireImage; Mike Marsland/WireImage Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga will be paying tribute ...