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

The 2020 disaster film Horizon Line (streaming now on Peacock) opens on Sara (M3GAN’s Allison Williams) on her way to a friend’s wedding on the island of Mauritius — the ancestral home of the dodo, by ...

Phobos and Deimos are potato-shaped, heavily pock-marked rocks that are gravitationally bound to Mars. They are also two of the strangest moons in the Solar System. For a start, they are tiny compared ...

For a small, lumpy chunk of rock that barely reflects any light, Mars’ Moon Phobos draws a lot of attention. Maybe because it’s one of only two moons to orbit the planet, and its origins are unclear.

Tune in to FOX 10 Phoenix for the latest news: COCONINO COUNTY, Ariz. - A Northern Arizona University professor is involved in an out-of-this-world mission: discovering more about Mars’ two moons.

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, is a subject of fascination for astronomers. Though significantly smaller than Earth, this red-hued world has two moons that continue to spark debate among ...

The two small moons of Mars, Phobos (about 22km in diameter) and Deimos (about 13km in diameter), have puzzled scientists for decades, with their origin remaining a matter of debate. Some have ...

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 ...

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, ...