Everyone on Earth will see the full Wolf Moon on the night of January 13, 2025. And there’s a bonus! The January full moon will lie near the bright red planet Mars. Mars was closest to Earth for this 2-year period on January 12. And Mars will reach opposition on January 15-16. What’s more, a few lucky observers – in parts of North America, northwest Africa, the Azores and the Cape Verde Islands – will see the moon occult – or pass in front of – Mars. So if you look outside on the ...| EarthSky
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Richard Witkowski captured the aurora storm on May 10-11, 2024, from Indiana Dunes National Park. It was surely one of the best night sky events of this past year. Thanks, Richard! So how about 2025? We can’t predict the next auroral display, but we can provide a preview of 2025’s top stargazing events. Mark your calendars!Best stargazing of 2025: Top events not to miss| EarthSky
As seen in this artist’s concept, the Blue and Gold orbiters in the Mars mission ESCAPADE will launch in 2025. Scientists and engineers built the probes on a shoestring budget, to see if it could be done. The probes will take 11 months to reach the red planet and are designed to study Mars’ magnetosphere. Image via Rocket Lab/ UC Berkeley.Mars mission to study magnetosphere on the cheap| EarthSky
