Mars itself is a world of puzzlement, particularly when it comes to whether or not the planet is the home of ancient or even present-day life. But put that aside for the moment. Even without the ...

Mars is a fascinating planet in our solar system. Over the years, space organizations have done a great deal of work to further explore Mars, including projects to get crews to the red planet. Mars ...

The mystery of where Mars’s two moons came from may finally be solved. If Phobos and Deimos were formed when an icy object smashed into Mars, it could explain their contradictory properties, which ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

Some have proposed that they may be made up of residual debris produced from a planet or large asteroid smashing into the surface of Mars (#TeamImpact). When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

"It's exciting to explore a new option for the making of Phobos and Deimos." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Computer simulations ...

Sped-up animation of Phobos moving in front of the Sun during the eclipse. Gif: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI/Gizmodo Typically, the Perseverance rover is looking ...