There is no weather in our sense of the word in space – nevertheless, soil can also “weather” in the vacuum of space if it is constantly bombarded by high-energy particles, such as those emitted by ...

The Martian moon Phobos orbits through a stream of charged atoms and molecules that flow off the Red Planet’s atmosphere, new research shows. Many of these charged particles, or ions, of oxygen, ...

Artist’s concept of Japan’s Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, carrying a NASA instrument to study the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos. The mission should contain a sample return component, and ...

Mars has long been a point of fascination for scientists as they try to uncover the planet's past and determine if it ever supported life. It turns out that Phobos, one of the Martian moons, may hold ...

We're learning more than ever before about our planetary neighbor Mars thanks to rovers like Perseverance, Curiosity, and Zhurong, which are exploring there and learning about the planet's geology and ...

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is orbiting Mars to study the planet's atmosphere. Also high on its list of mission-critical goals is not crashing into things. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...