Every month the Moon meets Mars somewhere in the sky. Each time, it feels a little different. Context matters. The sign, the surrounding transits, the lunar phase, even what’s happening collectively — ...

The mystery of how Mars acquired its moons, Phobos and Deimos, may start to be unravelled in 2026 with the launch of a spacecraft that will eventually bring a chunk of Phobos back to Earth. “We are ...

Searching for clues on Phobos and Deimos. Damond Benningfield The Mars Moons eXploration spacecraft will fire its thrusters to maneuver into orbit around Mars (depicted in this digital art). JAXA Mars ...