A team of researchers analyzing previously unpublished images of Mars's moon Phobos have found hints that the unusual moon is not what we once thought. The rest of this article is behind a paywall.

Earth isn't the only planet experiencing spectacular solar eclipses as moons pass in front of our solar system's sun. Two months before a total solar eclipse is expected to shroud a long swath of ...

NASA's Perseverance rover captured a solar eclipse on Mars. In this case it was the moon Phobos completing a transit of the ...

On the Red Planet, aurorae glow green because the charged particles collide with oxygen atoms high above Mars. They may be ...

Images from the recent flyby of Phobos, on 7 March 2010, are released today. The images show Mars’ rocky moon in exquisite detail, with a resolution of just 4.4 metres per pixel. They show the ...

NASA’s longest-lived mission to Mars has gained its first look at the Martian moon Phobos, pursuing a deeper understanding by examining it in infrared wavelengths. The Thermal Emission Imaging System ...

Japan’s space agency (JAXA) is sending a mission to travel to Mars which will survey the Red Planet’s two moons, Phobos and Deimos. The spacecraft will explore both moons and collect a sample of ...

Eclipses are not exclusive to our planet. While the Moon certainly makes it spectacular, often covering the Sun completely (at least for the next 600 million years), the other natural satellites in ...

In a remarkable moment during its journey toward Jupiter, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft managed to capture a stunning image of Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, in one frame. This rare ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a spectacular sight from the ...

While we earthlings prepare for a rare total solar eclipse that will pass over North America, Mars had one of its own earlier this year. A timelapse of photos taken by NASA's Perseverance rover Feb. 8 ...

Experiment on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona) Where did Mars’ moons come from? It’s a question that is ...