A camera on the spacecraft’s robotic arm snapped the photos on April 24 and 25, the 145th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. In local Mars time, the shots were taken starting around 5:30 a.m. and ...

Phobos and Deimos, photographed here by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, are tiny, irregularly-shaped moons that are probably strays from the main asteroid belt. Credit: NASA Mars has two tiny moons.

(CNN) -- The Curiosity rover just sent back a stunning postcard capturing its view of a shimmering sunset on Mars. But rather than continuing to focus on the near-endless red stretch of rocks and dirt ...

The crescent moon shines close to Mars above the western horizon at sunset on Sept. 24, but you'll need to be quick to spot the red planet before it slips swiftly from view alongside the twinkling ...

A stunning new Hubble view, another contact binary asteroid, a sunset on Mars, a comet from space, and a tiny shepherd moon are all featured this week. Credit: NASA, ESA, C. Murray (Space Telescope ...

Look to the western horizon to catch a fleeting glimpse of the thin crescent moon alongside the red glow of Mars on Aug. 26, set among the stars of the constellation Virgo. Mars will sit less than 10 ...