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

"When people find out about that they're going to say 'who put that there?'," Buzz Aldrin once said of the monolith.

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 on Jan. 15. It will be visible all night long because it will rise with the ...

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will face. The space agency holds a list of “five hazards of human ...

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

This is a rare opportunity to see the moon occult a bright planet ... Space Potato': NASA Shows What Mars' Moon Phobos Looks Like If you are in the United States, depending on where you live ...

Observers can see Mars rising in the east around sunset and ... Mars has two small moons, Phobos and Deimos. Phobos is gradually spiralling inward towards Mars and is expected to crash into ...

By Kenneth Chang Orbital dynamics show that President Trump’s pledge to land astronauts on Mars couldn’t happen ... could make them difficult to see. The company, owned by the Amazon founder ...

Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could solve this mystery - and a ...

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 ...