The Martians Are Coming! The Martians Are Coming!

Well, the planet Mars is. On January 27, 2010, Mars will be the closest to Earth it has been since 2003. Mars will be 61.2 million miles away from Earth on that evening. In 2003, Mars was 34.7 million miles away. Mars will rising in the east just after sunset. It’ll be at its closest point to Earth on Jan. 27 until the next two-year period brings it close again.