In addition to being able to see 100% of Mars' disk lit up by the sun at night, opposition offers the chance to observe Mars rising in the east at sunset and setting in the west at sunrise ...

which is still on the other side of the sun. We will be one planet short of a maximum alignment. Six planets will still be possible to see in one ecliptic plane in the southern and eastern night ...

You might want to keep your eyes on the skies through next month: Six planets will align in January and February.

This lunar phase sees the moon roughly between the Earth and the sun, making the moon invisible but the night skies free from moonlight. That makes tonight the very best of the month for ...

January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and ...