For a couple of weeks during October 2006, Mars and Earth will be on opposite sides of the Sun. Every day for the past decade, the U.S. has had a presence at Mars, using spacecraft to understand this ...

Mars will disappear from Earth's sky for two weeks starting Saturday. That's thanks to a scientific phenomenon known as solar conjunction: a period during which the sun obscures Mars and Earth from ...

On January 9, 2026, Mars reaches solar conjunction—meaning it aligns directly with the Sun, disappearing from our night sky as it crosses behind the Sun’s brilliance. This conjunction arrives amid a ...

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NASA has decided to temporarily halt sending commands to its Mars fleet from November 11 to 25, as the Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet align in a phenomenon known as Mars solar conjunction. This ...

NASA will hold off sending commands to its Mars fleet for two weeks, from Nov. 11 to 25, while Earth and the Red Planet are on opposite sides of the sun. Called Mars solar conjunction, this phenomenon ...

The two flights positioned Ingenuity properly for a coming two-week pause in commands. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The "alien mothership" hypothesis for interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is about to have a key test, as it hits solar conjunction and perihelion. What does that mean, and why is a Harvard professor of ...

NASA will exchange no messages with its fleet of Mars rovers and orbiters because of the red planet's solar conjunction. Space agencies in the U.S., Europe and China have temprarily lost contact with ...

Missions to Mars have been a priority for NASA and other national space agencies, as well as a stated focus of private space exploration companies in recent years. NASA's efforts have included using ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. An image from SOHO's LASCO C3 coronograph from Jan. 14, 2026. Although it’s extremely ...