ESA’s Mars Express recently tracked Phobos as the moon passed in front of the spacecraft’s camera, capturing detailed views of the small, irregularly shaped body at different angles and stages of the ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a stunning new pair of images showing Mars’ inner moon Phobos crossing the face of the Red Planet, processed and shared by image specialist Andrea Luck.

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"It's the first time an image of the two celestial bodies have been captured together from the surface of Mars." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Japan’s space agency (JAXA) is sending a mission to travel to Mars which will survey the Red Planet’s two moons, Phobos and Deimos. The spacecraft will explore both moons and collect a sample of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. Mars' mysterious moons of Deimos and Phobos have long ...

Previously unpublished photos of Mars' moon Phobos hint that the mysterious satellite may actually be a trapped comet — or perhaps just a piece of one, along with its twin moon Deimos. When you ...

A graphic showing the European Space Agency's Mars Express Orbiter flying above Mars. Credit: ESA / ATG medialab // Mars: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin What an extraterrestrial view. The long-lived Mars ...

Phobos appears silhouetted against Mars between the colossal Tharsis volcanic province and the canyoned region spanning ...