Mars' moon Phobos may actually be a comet — or at least ... this capture process have not been able to replicate the pair's near-circular paths around Mars. Another hypothesis suggests that ...

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will ...

Deimos is Mars' outer moon. It's a tiny, irregularly shaped moon and smaller than Mars' other moon, Phobos. Despite being unspectacular, Deimos remains a fascinating mystery. Deimos is one of only ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

Phobos and Deimos – these names from Greek mythology were given to the moons of our neighbouring planet Mars, discovered in 1877 by the US astronomer Asaph Hall. Besides Earth's Moon, they are the ...

"It's exciting to explore a new option for the making of Phobos and Deimos ... the moons travel today—in near-circular orbits that closely align with Mars's equator. However, a giant impact ...

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One recent model suggests Mars got its two faces because an object the size of Earth’s moon slammed into Mars near its south pole ... irregularly shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos.

But the cosmos teems with invisible, high-energy radiation — particles traveling near light-speed ... One solution is for Mars colonization missions to use Phobos, the planet's largest moon ...