The irregular shapes and orbits of Mars’s two small moons, Phobos and Deimos, have long been a subject of scientific ...

In 2026, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to launch the Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, aiming to explore ...

"In the future, Mars will need all kinds of explorers, farmers, surveyors, teachers . . . but most of all YOU!" In a tongue-in-cheek way of promoting its "Journey to Mars," NASA has released a series ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, and Hall had one question on his ...

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of Deimos, ...

"It's exciting to explore a new option for the making of Phobos and Deimos." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Computer simulations ...

Six planets in the solar system have at least one moon. Both Earth and Mars are toward the lower end of the lunar count, as our home planet only has one moon, and Mars has two. But not all moons share ...

Where did the moons of Mars come from? That’s a question scientists still can’t answer. We know that Earth’s moon was likely formed from a giant impact on our planet about 4.5 billion years ago. Some ...

Mars’ moons could be the remains of an ill-starred asteroid that got too close to the Red Planet. A shredded asteroid origin could help explain mysterious features of the small, odd-shaped moons, ...

Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds and clothing. Anything else would have to come ...