//Mars is closer to Earth in October than it will be for another 15 years

Mars is closer to Earth in October than it will be for another 15 years

If you spied a fiery red star close to the full moon over the weekend, it was actually Mars shining its bright red light in the night sky.The planet will be visible at night throughout October, rising the highest in the sky around midnight each evening. It will shine in the east each evening and in the west before dawn.But Mars doesn’t always make an