Artist’s concept of Japan’s Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, carrying a NASA instrument to study the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos. The mission should contain a sample return component, and ...

The origin of Phobos and Deimos, the two Martian moons, has been a mystery to astronomers. These two bodies are a fraction of the size and mass of the Moon, measuring just 22.7 km (14 mi) and 12.6 km ...

Mini moon: two views of the Martian moon Deimos taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Courtesy: NASA) A new theory for the mysterious origins of Mars’ two tiny moons Phobos and Deimos has been ...

The weird shapes and colors of the tiny Martian moons Phobos and Deimos have inspired a long-standing debate about their origins. The dark faces of the moons resemble the primitive asteroids of the ...

For years astronomers have been trying to determine the origin of Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos. The long standing argument that they were captured asteroids may fall by the wayside in lieu of a new ...

Figure 3: Typical evolution of the outer disc since the inner moon’s formation, resulting in satellites similar to Phobos and Deimos. Our study shows that the Phobos and Deimos system may represent a ...

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 ...

Presently, there’s only one operational rover on the Martian surface, after the official demise of Opportunity. The live and kicking machine is called Curiosity, and this March it went hunting ...

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 ...

What’s the big deal about little Phobos and tinier Deimos? A close-up view of Phobos, the larger of Mars’s two moons. It is 17 miles across, and will be visited ...