Mars' moons are not easy to explain. Both are small — Phobos is 16 miles (26km) across at its widest point, Deimos is just 10 miles (16km) — and lumpy, which makes them look like captured ...

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, is a subject of fascination for astronomers. Though significantly smaller than Earth, this red-hued world has two moons that continue to spark debate among ...

While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, the ESA said. Deimos is about 15,000 miles from Mars.

During a flyby of Mars on Wednesday (March 12), ESA's Hera spacecraft inaugurated use of its science instruments to image the smaller of the planet's two moons, Deimos.

US News Mars and the Moon are about to appear close together and here’s when it’ll happen By Emilee Speck, FOX Weather Published Nov. 20, 2024, 2:44 a.m. ET ...

For those on the US East Coast, Mars will disappear behind the bottom of the moon around 9:16 p.m. ET and reappear behind the upper right of the moon at 10:31 p.m. ET.

The moon and Mars will share a close approach in the night sky tonight (Nov. 20), coming close enough together for a nice pairing for the naked eye or binoculars.

SpaceX has roughly $15 billion worth of NASA contracts, offering the agency its only U.S. ride for astronauts to space and a moon lander that will land crews on the moon later this decade.

“The moon to Mars—that’s our outlook,” Williams says. In an extensive interview with Fortune months before her mission began, Williams expanded on that idea—and the short- and longer ...

The Starship will "be the most powerful rocket in history, capable of carrying humans to the Moon, Mars, and beyond," SpaceX said in a tweet. Eventually, they hope it will be able to carry as many ...