Phobos
JAXA’s Ambitious Mission to Phobos Will Even Have European-Built Rover
Japan and Germany have a history of collaboration in scientific and technological endeavours. The countries have a Joint Committee on…
Mars Express Watched Deimos Pass in Front of Jupiter and its Moons
That’s no moon … wait … yes, it is, and more! ESA’s Mars Express has captured an unusual and rare…
New Pics of Phobos From China’s Tianwen-1 Orbiter
Two fundamental factors affect all astrophotography - timing and location. If a camera happens to be at the right place…
Japan’s Upcoming Mission Will Use a Vacuum to Get its Sample From Phobos
JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, is carving out a niche for itself in sample-return missions. Their Hayabusa mission was…
Wow! Perseverance Sees a Solar Eclipse on Mars
Imagine standing on Mars, and seeing this with your own eyes. (more…)
The Best Evidence for Life on Mars Might be Found on its Moons
The search for Martian life has been ongoing for decades. Various landers and rovers have searched for biosignatures or other…
Japan’s Mission to Phobos Will Also Bring a Sample Home by 2029
Japan's space agency (JAXA) is gearing up for its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, with plans to have a sample…
Phobos and Deimos: Two Moons, From One Source?
Running the clock back on the enigmatic pair of Martian moons Phobos and Deimos gives researchers insight to their possible…
What Could We Learn From a Mission to Phobos?
According to new research that looks at MAVEN data, Mars' larger moon (Phobos) could contain a record of how Mars'…
New Pictures of Phobos, Seen in the Infrared
NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter doesn't get a lot of headlines lately. It was sent to Mars in 2001, to detect…