Mars is orbited by two small, irregular moons named Phobos and Deimos—named after the mythological sons of Ares representing fear and terror. Unlike Earth’s large Moon, these tiny worlds look more ...

Phobos is the larger and innermost of Mars' two moons, and it's a fascinating celestial body. It's small, irregularly shaped, and orbiting just about 6,000 kilometers above the surface of the Red ...

South Korea aims to make a Mars landing by 2045, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday, outlining plans to spend about $70 billion over the coming decades on space exploration. The two small moons of ...

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of Deimos, ...

The Moon passes 4° south of Mars in Virgo at 11 A.M. EDT. The pair is briefly visible — along with Virgo’s brightest star, Spica — for a short time after sunset this evening. You’ll need to be fast, ...