A superbright Mars is currently visible alongside Regulus, the "Heart of the Lion" star located around 79 light-years from ...

By the following night, Mars will have officially entered the Spring Triangle, having (just) crossed the imaginary line joining Regulus and Arcturus. The Red Planet will continue to skim along the ...

This rare alignment includes the five planets easily spotted with the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Mars ... in the sky, making it easier to spot. For observers even farther north, like those ...

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” ...

Moving from the outer layer inward, the first layer is the corona — the outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere that is ...

Mars has captivated humans since we first set eyes on it as a star-like object in the night sky. Early on ... Here’s a look at why these journeys are so important—and what humans have learned ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover took a photo of the night sky and managed to spot both Earth ... they would normally look like very bright stars. The Curiosity science team decided to direct the bot ...

Celebrate Juneteenth, stay up late at the Smithsonian’s Solstice Saturday, dance at an outdoor concert or sample barbecue on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Mars shining like a red star in the night sky, alongside the blue-tinged star Regulus. These two celestial bodies, though vastly different, currently offer a strikingly similar spectacle.

Allen, 75, is not only a trailblazing artist, but also a champion of arts education — on screen (her most famous role is dance teacher Lydia Grant in the 1980 film Fame and its television adaptation ...