On March 27, 1989, the Soviet Union's Phobos 2 mission to Mars' moons ended in failure. But the whole mission was definitely not a failure. Phobos 2 arrived in Mars orbit two months earlier and had ...

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 ...

Phobos, the tiny innermost moon of Mars, is to come under unprecedented scrutiny after Europe’s mission to Mars goes into orbit around the Red Planet late in 2003. Mars Express is due to pass within ...

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The long, shallow grooves lining the surface of Phobos are likely early signs of the structural failure that will ultimately destroy this moon of Mars. Orbiting a mere 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) ...