Mars and the moon will also be in conjunction tonight. If you're lucky enough to have clear skies tonight, you can catch a ...

testing some of its instruments, and gaining new images of Mars' little-seen moon Deimos, which could answer questions about the origin of the Red Planet's moons. The flyby took place on Wednesday ...

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of ...

"If the moon and a planet are near Castor and Pollux you have an impressive show." From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.

These numbers only include moons of the traditional nine planets; many others orbit asteroids and other small celestial bodies. The most recent discoveries are attributed to an international team ...

A space exploration mission to study an asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into three years ago has taken stunning bonus images of Mars and its moon Deimos en route to its final ...

The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near ... An asteroid-chasing spacecraft just swung past Mars on Wednesday. As it zipped by, it took hundreds of shots of the Red ...

During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of the less-seen side of Mars’ smaller, tidally-locked moon as it orbited its home planet. The European Space Agency (ESA ...

March 1: Mars will reach its highest point in the sky during the early evening. March 9: The red planet will be positioned 56 arcminutes south of the waxing moon. The best time to view it will be ...

A recent study suggests that toxic Martian dust could pose significant health risks to astronauts, necessitating specialized ...

Mars will have a close encounter with the moon. It comes after ... This alignment made Mars appear at its brightest and largest in over two years. As the planet reached opposition it marked ...

If you’re pining for more planet sightings ... April 5: Moon Meets Mars The moon is making its rounds this month. On the evening of April 5, it will appear close to bright orange Mars in ...