On January 29, 1989, a Soviet space probe named Phobos 2 arrived in orbit around Mars. This was the last space mission ...

Phobos is unlike any other moon—tiny, close to Mars, and on a ticking clock. Could we actually preserve it before it’s gone ...

The exploration of Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, has gained significant attention in recent years, particularly with the upcoming Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission led by the Japan ...

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will ...

By imaging the dunes, scientists can figure out how much CO2 frost forms on the dunes during the Martian winter. When ...

A study published in Icarus explores the possibility that Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos, formed from asteroid debris torn apart by the planet’s gravitational forces. Researchers ran advanced ...

A high-tech sensor designed and built at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has now traveled farther than 250 ...

This mission, led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), aims to collect samples from Phobos, one of Mars' moons, and study its origin and evolution. The mission will also investigate ...

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Donald Trump has claimed that it is America's 'manifest destiny' to expand to Mars. So, could the Red Planet really become ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 28, 2025, the moon is 29 days old, in the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 0% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky.