ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission captures image of Phobos, Mars' biggest moon
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday shared an image of Mars' closest and biggest moon, Phobos, captured by India's Mars Orbiter Mission.
Jul 03, 2020, 21:52 PM IST
NASA to send instrument aboard Japan-led probe to study Martian moons
The Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is in development by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Nov 21, 2017, 12:58 PM IST
First images of Martian moon Phobos in infrared wavelengths captured by NASA's Mars Odyssey
Phobos has an oblong shape with an average diameter of about 22 kilometres.
Oct 08, 2017, 16:30 PM IST
NASA's Hubble captures Mars' tiny moon Phobos photobombing the Red Planet! - Watch video
NASA says that Hubble wasn't aiming for Phobos, but its observations were intended to photograph Mars, and the moon's cameo appearance was a bonus.
Jul 21, 2017, 09:55 AM IST
Solar system exploration research: These are four new teams selected by NASA
The four new research teams will join the existing nine teams in SSERVI to address scientific questions about the moon, near-Earth asteroids, the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos, and their near space environments, in cooperation with international partners.
Mar 20, 2017, 09:31 AM IST
NASA's MAVEN makes unscheduled maneuver to avoid hitting Mars' moon 'Phobos'
On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the spacecraft carried out a rocket motor burn that boosted its velocity by 0.4 meters per second (less than 1 mile per hour).
Mar 03, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
Martian moons not 'captives' of Red Planet, say studies
Due to their small size and irregular shape, Phobos and Deimos strongly resembled asteroids but no one understood how Mars could have "captured" them and made them into satellites with almost circular and equatorial orbits.
Jul 06, 2016, 13:48 PM IST
New NASA images may solve mystery of Mars moon Phobos
The MAVEN data, when fully analysed, will also help scientists look for organic molecules on the surface.
Mar 01, 2016, 14:35 PM IST
Mars too will gain a Saturn-like ring
The resulting rubble from Phobos - rocks of various sizes and a lot of dust - would continue to orbit Mars and quickly distribute themselves around the planet in a ring.
Nov 25, 2015, 13:23 PM IST
