Mars' moon Phobos speeds around the Red Planet in a new view from the Hubble Space Telescope, twinkling against the black cosmic canvas along its orbit. Phobos and the other Martian moon, Deimos, are ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Mars is lucky enough to have two confirmed moons, and both have some ...

Tripartite agreement on cooperation for the MMX mission signed by JAXA, CNES and DLR. As part of the MMX mission, the German-French rover IDEFIX will land on the Martian moon Phobos. The Japanese MMX ...

A football-shaped object just 16.5 miles by 13.5 miles by 11 miles, Phobos is one of the smallest moons in the solar system. It is so tiny that it would fit comfortably inside the Washington, D.C.

Astronomers used a computer to simulate the orbits of both Phobos and Deimos. The moons of Mars — Phobos and Deimos — are two fragments of what was once a much larger Martian satellite that was blown ...

It takes a lot to upstage an entire planet. But a series of NASA pictures of Mars have been used to create a great time-lapse of its tiny moon, Phobos. The Rugby-ball shaped moon appeared during the ...

Astronomy is filled with references to Roman and Greek mythology and Mars is no different. The Red Planet, named for the Roman god of war, has two small moons named Phobos (Fear) and Deimos (Panic).