A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

Space probe Hera passed Mars while on its way to the Didymos asteroid system as part of planetary defence mission. View on ...

The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday.

The first thing most people think of when they consider Mars is its deep red color. The Romans associated the planet with their god of war because it reminded them of blood while the ...

A new study revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes. The findings, based on long-term atmospheric ...

Right now, Mars is a reddish desert landscape – attractive but dead, and certainly not home to any little green men. Other nearby planets offer even less hope. Mercury is a scorched rock too ...

Trump again called on the United States to send astronauts to Mars in his speech to a joint session of Congress. President Donald Trump told lawmakers that U.S. astronauts will one day carry the ...

Mars, our perplexing celestial neighbor, has once again captured the imagination of scientists and enthusiasts alike. Recent images reveal an almost perfectly square formation on its surface ...

Step aside, Santa Monica. It seems that Mars once had beaches that would give the Californian coast a run for its money. An international team of researchers has revealed evidence of bygone ...

I hate to take it away from here, but they are going to good places,” said pilot Peter Killan, who was at the controls for the Philippine Mars’ retirement flight. “(We’re) sharing it for ...

The three-kilometre-thick ice sheet covering Mars's north pole is young, formed between 2 and 12 million years ago. The ice sheet is bending the rocky crust beneath at a rate of 0.13 millimetres per ...