Mars will shine the brightest it has since 2003 tonight, and you don’t want to miss it! The close approach coincides with opposition, when Mars is directly on the opposite side of Earth from the sun. During this opposition, Mars and Earth are closest to each other in their orbits. NASA said: “When Mars and Earth are close to each other, Mars appears very bright in our sky. The next Mars Close Approach is December 8 2022, when Mars will be just 38.6 million miles from Earth!

Source: Daily Mirror October 06, 2020 08:47 UTC