Eyes can also see Mars on July 31
In the next few weeks, Earth's inhabitants will have the opportunity to see Mars in the sky as the Red Planet approaches the Earth, according to the American Space Agency. On July 31, Mars will reach its closest point in orbit to Earth, the Green Planet about 57.6 million km. This is the shortest distance between the two planets since 2003.
At that time, Mars would be bigger and brighter in the sky, very visible to the naked eye. This phenomenon only occurs 15 or 17 years. The most recent was in 2003, when Mars was 55.7 million km from Earth, the closest distance in nearly