Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could solve this mystery - and a host of other puzzles connected to the solar system's deep past ...

On January 16 Mars shone at its brightest until 2027 as it was in opposition, which means it was positioned directly opposite ...

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

The Red Planet beckons us toward it, and the day draws closer when humans will walk on its dusty surface, and the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos, may be our gateway to that future.

By imaging the dunes, scientists can figure out how much CO2 frost forms on the dunes during the Martian winter. When temperatures grow warmer in the spring, the frost sublimates, transitioning from a ...

Visiting Mars could be achieved very soon (Picture: Shutterstock.AI Generator) Life on Mars is a dream long held – and not just for David Bowie. The idea of settling on the Red Planet has been ...

However, the moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, are not massive enough to exert gravitational forces strong enough to stabilize its tilt. Through simulations, scientists have found that the tilt of ...

What impact do heatwaves have on coral reefs? This is what a recent study published in Limnology and Oceanography Letters hopes to address as a team of researchers from Australia investigated coral ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will all be visible to the southeast at night, and all four will be placed high-enough above the horizon to make viewing easier, especially if nearby buildings or ...

All month, four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars — will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark, according to NASA.

President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag would be planted on Mars. "The United States will once again consider ...