A daily update by email. Science news, great photos, sky alerts.
How to watch as the full moon occults Mars tonight! How to watch with your eyes - and links to online viewing - for this unique and fascinating event.
Mars is ascending higher in the morning sky each month. Mars will be visible - but dim - before dawn for most of 2024. By the year's end, it'll be noticeable!
Venus and Mars were closest on February 21 and 22. Did you miss them? Don't worry, we compiled a gallery of EarthSky community photos, showing this cosmic duo.
A shallow partial lunar eclipse takes place on October 28, 2023, visible in Europe, Africa, most of Asia and western Australia. Jupiter is the bright object nearby. Maps and details here.
Look for a thin crescent moon near Mars after sunset on the evenings of August 18 and 19, 2023. The moon will pass as close as four full moon widths from Mars.
You can see Venus, Mars and Regulus close together on July 9 and 10. Use binoculars for a better view of the dimmer objects, a bit more than a moon-width apart.
Spot Mars and the Beehive cluster together on June 1 and 2, 2023. Use binoculars to see the starry cluster making a sparkling background for the red planet.
Watch for the waxing crescent moon near Venus, Castor, Pollux, Mars, and the Beehive star cluster on the evening of May 24, 2023. Beautiful!
A penumbral lunar eclipse happens tonight, May 5-6, 2023. It's visible from eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and Indonesia.
Watch for the moon near Mars from dusk until around midnight local time on the nights of February 27 and 28, 2023. The bright star Aldebaran is nearby.
On the night of January 30-31, 2023, the waxing gibbous moon occults - or covers - the red planet Mars. Details here - how to see if - what to expect.
On the nights of January 30 and 31, 2023, watch for the moon near red Mars from dusk until after midnight. The bright red star Aldebaran is also nearby.
Look for the moon near Mars and the Pleiades star cluster on the evenings of January 2 and 3, 2023. The red star Aldebaran is also nearby.
The moon and Mars were spectacular on the night of December 7-8, 2022. Some saw the moon occult - or pass in front of - Mars. Wonderful photos here!
See the moon approaching Mars on December 6, 2022. Plus watch for the Pleiades star cluster and red star Aldebaran close by. Here's what to look for.
On the evenings of November 25 and 26, 2022, you can see the very young waxing crescent moon near the Teapot of Sagittarius.
Find the moon near Pleiades and Mars on the evenings of November 7, 8 and 9, 2022. The moon undergoes a total lunar eclipse on the morning of November 8.
Moon, Mars, Pleiades ... and Aldebaran! Look for them all, overnight on October 13-14, and on October 14-15, 2022. Notice how bright Mars is now.
Watch for the moon near Mars, midnight to dawn, on the mornings of September 16 and 17, 2022. Then keep watching! Mars is getting brighter!
Mars and the moon are close together in the sky on August 19 and 20, 2022. The moon reaches 3rd quarter phase at 04:36 UTC on August 19.
2024 EarthSky Fundraiser
Any amount will help us reach our goal.
Would you consider
donating?
If you've already donated, we apologize for the popup and greatly appreciate your support.