Learn about Mars at opposition in January 2025, when the Red Planet is closest to Earth. Discover how to view it, key dates, ...

Mars currently has two satellite moons – Phobos and Deimos – the twin sons of Ares, the god of war (Mars in Roman mythology) ...

Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...

Phobos and Deimos, could have originated from an asteroid torn apart by the planet’s gravity. Simulations show that this shredded asteroid could have formed a ring around Mars, eventually ...

Astronomers refer to satellites as objects in space that orbit larger bodies ... away by collisions with other space objects. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Scientists still debate ...

It’s possible that Mars, for example, once had its own impressive ring belt and it may have it again in around 70 million years as its moon, Phobos, tumbles inwards on its orbit and disintegrates.

Astronomers refer to satellites as objects in space that orbit larger bodies ... had moons that got knocked away by ...

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there. By Jonathan O’Callaghan The Mars Sample Return ...

By Jonathan O’Callaghan NASA Will Let Trump Decide How to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth The Mars ... is increasing as the amount of debris in orbit around the Earth grows dramatically.