Of all the planets visible from Earth, Mars has always felt different. Its soft red glow has caught the eye of sky-watchers ...

It's possible that Mars' moons were originally asteroids that were captured by the planet's gravitational pull. There's also ...

The Perseverance Mars rover's Mastcam-Z camera the Martian moon Phobos transit the Sun. See real-time and time-lapsed views ...

The image, captured by NASA ’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, is the first of its kind: a volcano on the Red Planet seen on the ...

NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above some clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall as Earth’s largest volcano ...

There appears to be a volcano near Jezero crater on Mars and the Perseverance rover might already have samples from it that we could use to precisely date the activity of another planet's volcano for ...

Phobos is one of two moons orbiting Mars, the other being Deimos. Discovered in 1877 by astronomer Asaph Hall, Phobos is named after the Greek god of fear, which is fitting given its connection to ...

NASA's Perseverance rover used its Left Mastcam-Z camera to capture a Martian solar eclipse on Sept. 30, 2024 (Sol 1285); the outline of Mars' moon Phobos is clearly visible in front of the sun's ...

Curiosity has been exploring Mars for over a decade, having landed in Gale Crater in August 2012. The image of Earth and Phobos was taken on the 4,295th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's mission.

The rover has also seen the Earth in the Martian sky, a bright dot like Venus is to us. But Phobos and Earth have never appeared together. The stunning image was taken by the rover’s MastCam.

The Martian moon, Phobos. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona Robotic Martians can see blue Earth in Mars ' sky.