The Mastcam-Z camera on NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the Martian moon Phobos as it eclipsed the sun. Credit: ...

It will have a rover on board named after the brave and clever dog from the Asterix and Obelix comics. IDEFIX will venture into unknown territory if it successfully lands on Phobos.

The Perseverance Mars rover's Mastcam-Z camera the Martian moon Phobos transit the Sun. See real-time and time-lapsed views ...

Scientists simulated a situation that may offer an improved explanation for how the Red Planet ended up with small Phobos and tiny Deimos. By Robin George Andrews Robin George Andrews reported on ...

Mars' moon Phobos may actually be a comet — or at least part of one — that was gravitationally captured by the Red Planet long ago, a new preprint study based on previously unpublished photos ...

At least, that’s what scientists are hoping. Hyodo and Usui point out in their perspective article that both of Mars’s moons, Phobos and Deimos, are believed to have collected more Martian ...

NASA's Perseverance Rover captured a gorgeous view of Phobos eclipsing the Sun, from the surface of Mars. From the point of view of any Martian microbes lurking out there, the eclipse may have ...

As part of the MMX mission, the German-French rover IDEFIX will land on the Martian moon Phobos. The Japanese MMX mother spacecraft will collect samples from Phobos and send them back to Earth.

These questions have perplexed scientists since the discovery of the martian moons Phobos and Deimos almost 150 years ago. The latest photographs are from the United Arab Emirates’ Hope ...

It remains unclear which of these two formation routes holds true for Mars’s moons, Phobos and Deimos—but we may soon have an answer. A Japanese spacecraft launching next year will attempt to ...

A new study has revealed that the weird parallel grooves on the surface of Mars' largest moon Phobos could be a sign that the Red Planet's gravity is ripping the satellite apart. When you purchase ...

The origin of Phobos and Deimos, the two Martian moons, has been a mystery to astronomers. These two bodies are a fraction of the size and mass of the Moon, measuring just 22.7 km (14 mi ...