On January 29, 1989, a Soviet space probe named Phobos 2 arrived in orbit around Mars. This was the last space mission ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will ...

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour ...

Nobody knew of any moons orbiting Mars, either, until August 1877 ... Homer's "Iliad" describes how Ares and his two sons would sow chaos and disorder in battle, with Deimos representing the ...

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As the two planets travel along their orbital paths, Earth will be between Mars and the sun ... set up a telescope and potentially spot moons around some of these neighboring worlds.