https://www.cnet.com/news/mars-and-earth-will-get-cosmically/

Next week, Mars and Earth will have their closest encounter since 2003.

The planetary dalliance will happen Tuesday. They'll be a mere 35.8 million miles (57.6 million kilometers) apart. The last time the two planets got this cozy, Clay Aiken was burning up the pop charts and Freddy vs. Jason was cleaning up at the box office.