A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.
Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only ...
The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...
"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.
A spectacle for stargazers to admire will take place in the night sky this evening, March 8. Mars will have a close encounter ...
From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.m. Eastern Time, with Mars slipping about 1.2 degrees beneath the moon's lower limb. Since the ...