The origins of Mars's moons have long puzzled scientists. Two main hypotheses have been proposed: that Phobos and Deimos are captured asteroids or that they formed from debris created by a massive ...

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, 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 ...

Mars' moons might be the only two left of a larger family of satellites that helped them form in the wake of an asteroid collision.

The two small moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, have been puzzling scientists for decades, with their origin remaining a matter of debate.

The clearly defined videos will help researchers understand Mars' moons and the planet’s interior.

There's also a theory that the two moons were created after a large object collided with Mars, creating debris that formed the two lunar bodies, similar to how Earth's moon likely formed.

Spirit and Opportunity, whose locations on Mars are already well known, are in the process of observing several of these transits using their panoramic cameras to refine our knowledge of the moons ...

Mars Moons Could Once Have Been Comets, Say Astronomers Astronomers have long puzzled over the origins on Phobos and Demos, the red planet's strangely-shaped moons. Now they are pondering an entirely ...

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 ...

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.