As Venus approaches its inferior conjunction, astrophotographers have snapped some striking shots of the crescent planet ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

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With new data coming in from Mars, scientists have a new theory about why the planet is red. What does this mean for whether ...

Mars has always captured human imagination with its striking red hues and mysterious landscapes. Recent images from NASA’s Mars Orbiter unveiled a peculiar geological feature that has intrigued ...

Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché has opened up on how his team have targeted rectifying some of the issues with a “peaky” RB20 for this year’s machine. The new Red Bull RB21 got off ...

Observers can expect optimal conditions for spotting the Red Planet at its brightest and observing its major features with a telescope. Do check local weather and visibility times to maximize the ...

It can be readily seen at 21:00 UTC (2:30 AM IST), set high in the southern sky. The Red Planet will continue to brighten on through early March but will increasingly fade as the month wears on.

Red Planet is a lavishly produced sci-fi adventure starring Val Kilmer and Carrie-Anne Moss (the girl from The Matrix) as part of a team sent to investigate Mars as a possible new home for humanity.

Mars is easily identifiable in the night sky by its prominent red hue. Scientists know that the planet's colouring is due to rusted iron minerals that have been studied by a fleet of spacecraft ...