Today, the 29th of January 2010, Mars reached opposition - this means that Mars is on the opposite side of the sky to the Sun (see the diagram of our solar system at the very bottom). So as the Sun sets in the West tonight, Mars is rising in the East. This also allows us to get great views of Mars, and amateur astronomers around the world have been taken some breath-taking images of the planet - such as the one below, taken by Pete Lawrence here in Sussex.
Do make sure you go outside and take a look at Mars! As soon as it is dark, go outside and look East for a bright red object in the sky - that's Mars!
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