Mars at night: Stunning pictures of Red Planet shining brightly in August night skies PLANET Mars is big, bright and beautiful this month, days after the Red Planet came to its closest distance from Earth since 2003. Here are the most stunning pictures of Mars in the August night skies. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:There’s a Persistent Hum in This Canadian City, and No One Knows WhyGünter Blobel, Nobel Laureate Who Found Cell ‘ZIP Codes,’ Dies at 81LIFE ON MARS: Researchers spend days in desert to prepare for Red PlanetSpaceX warning: Will Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster CRASH into Earth by 2020?Tooth 1,000 years old 'shows first natives to meet Columbus have descendants in Caribbean'Doctors Said Immunotherapy Would Not Cure Her Cancer. They Were Wrong.