Mars will be located in the constellation of Gemini the Twins at opposition on January 16, 2025. Every 26 months, the orbits of Earth and Mars allow us a closer look when Mars is at opposition
Mars will be very bright, the next brightest is 2031 … (it will be closest to the earth and appear brighter) it will be seen tonight in Gemini near Castor and Pollux just after sunset …… its important it is will mark a start point of a potential new war or a new escalation of a war in progress
At its August 27, 2003, close approach Mars was 34.65 million miles (55.76 million km) away.
At its July 31, 2018, close approach Mars was 35.78 million miles (57.59 million km) away.
At its December 1, 2022, close approach Mars was 50.61 million miles (81.45 million km) away.
At its January 12, 2025, close approach Mars will be 59.70 million miles (96.08 million km) away.
At its February 20, 2027, close approach Mars will be 63.01 million miles (101.41 million km) away.
At its March 29, 2029, close approach Mars will be 60.42 million miles (97.23 million km) away.
Mars won’t beat its 2003 performance until August 28, 2287, when the red planet will be 34.60 million miles (55.69 million km) away.
The Iraq War. In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein. When WMD intelligence proved illusory and a violent insurgency arose, the war lost public support.
Over the next week there will be multiple planetary alignments which may initiate high solar activity.