Mars has two small, funky-looking moons with strange orbits, and they may suggest that the red planet once had rings, like some of the larger planets in our solar system. The two lumpy moons ...

Mars’ misshapen moons, Phobos and Deimos, might be all that’s left of a larger family that arose in the wake of a giant impact with the Red Planet billions of years ago, researchers report ...

Mars may have once had lots of moons, but soon it will be down to just one New simulations may explain why only Phobos and Deimos remain around Mars today. Eric Berger – Jul 4, 2016 11:00 am | 34 ...

Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, both have wonky orbits. Phobos is about seven times larger than Deimos, and circles only about 3,700 miles above the Martian surface — the closest moon to its ...

Mars’ moons could be remnants of earlier rings, destined to form a new one A new paper suggests that a giant impact set off a process that's still going. John Timmer – Mar 21, 2017 2:51 pm | 36 ...

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, ...

Mars has two small, funky-looking moons with strange orbits, and they may suggest that the red planet once had rings, like some of the larger planets in our solar system. The two lumpy moons ...