But their focus wasn’t on Mars. It was on its moon, Phobos; named after the Greek God ... secretive U.S. spaceplane just snapped a stunning view of Earth McDonald's Filet-O-Fish Just Got Even ...

During the Cold War, American and Soviet scientists embarked on an unprecedented quest to contact extraterrestrials. But ...

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No satellite could revolve in a shorter time than it takes its primary to rotate: this condition is violated by Phobos, the inner satellite of Mars ... whereas the view that the earth is now ...

The Perseverance Mars rover's Mastcam-Z camera the Martian moon Phobos transit the Sun. See real-time and time-lapsed views here. Credit: Space.com | NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI | edited by Steve Sp ...

If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have ...

Mars has shone red in the night sky for as long as humans have gazed up at the cosmos, fascinating people from the ancient Romans to the present day. "The fundamental question of why Mars is red ...

With its iconic rusty hue, Mars has long been called the red planet. Now, scientists may have discovered the potential source of that distinctive coloring, overturning a popular theory in the process.

Jan. 28, 2025 — As humankind imagines living off-planet -- on the moon, Mars and beyond -- the question of how to sustain life revolves around the physical necessities of oxygen, food and water.

The multi-faceted band's new tune " Try Not to Die " played a few songs into the set, poetically employing Carl Sagan's ...

Mars would never have had much in the way of tides. Even if Phobos and Deimos date back as far as the Noachian period when the Martian Ocean existed – no sure thing – they’re very small.