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part of one — that was gravitationally captured by the Red Planet long ago, a new preprint study based on previously unpublished photos ...

Its larger sibling Phobos bears many scars, including craters and deep grooves running across its surface. Scientists have long debated what caused the grooves on Phobos. Are they tracks left ...

The Red Planet beckons us toward it, and the day draws closer when humans will walk on its dusty surface, and the moons of ...

The MMX rover will fulfil several tasks on Phobos: Firstly, it will provide important findings in preparation for the landing of the mother craft. Secondly, it will analyse the surface composition and ...

Phobos is spiraling toward Mars and will either break up and form a ring around the Red Planet or crash into the surface. Deimos, on the other hand, is spiraling away from Mars and could one day ...

The DLR Institute of Planetary Research's miniRAD radiometer will measure the radiation emanating from the surface of the Martian moon Phobos in six thermal infrared wavelength ranges in order to ...

Formations that look like jumbo-sized kidney beans (or blobs of chocolate syrup, depending on your palette) may be indicators ...