Phobos is unlike any other moon—tiny, close to Mars, and on a ticking clock. Could we actually preserve it before it’s gone ...

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

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will ...

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

By imaging the dunes, scientists can figure out how much CO2 frost forms on the dunes during the Martian winter. When ...

This mission, led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), aims to collect samples from Phobos, one of Mars' moons, and study its origin and evolution. The mission will also investigate ...

By Becky Ferreira For a few months last fall, a school-bus-size space rock named 2024 PT5 gained fame as Earth’s new “mini-moon.” Astronomers rushed to study the object while it was still ...

Donald Trump has claimed that it is America's 'manifest destiny' to expand to Mars. So, could the Red Planet really become ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 25, 2025, the moon is 26 days old, in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 15% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

Living on Mars will be no easy feat. Building viable living quarters would require an inflatable habitat that can be covered ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...