Earth and the planetary object that gave rise to the Moon were likely born in the same region of the solar system.

Hope probe captured high-resolution image of Mars' moon Deimos. The spacecraft flew "as close as 100km (62 miles)" from the ...

Just four days after it passed in front of the Pleiades star cluster, the moon will cross paths with another noteworthy celestial object on Monday evening, Jan. 13, when it will cover the planet Mars, ...

ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured footage of the Mars' moon Deimos pass in front of Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter, Io and ...

Phobos is the larger and innermost of Mars' two moons, and it's a fascinating celestial body. It's small, irregularly shaped, and orbiting just about 6,000 kilometers above the surface of the Red ...

(CNN) — Keep an eye on the sky Monday evening to see the wolf moon, the first full moon of the year. And some sky-gazers will be able to glimpse a cosmic magic trick when the moon appears to pass in ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, and Hall had one question on his ...

NASA’s Johnson Space Center reminded everyone on Monday that its four volunteers have been inside its Mars simulation habitat ...

The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week. On Monday evening (Jan. 13), the Full Wolf Moon passed in front of Mars in what's known as a lunar occultation, during which another celestial ...

The full moon will slide in front of Mars Monday evening in a rare planetary occultation. Occultations are like eclipses but instead of the Sun, it's a planet or a much more distant star being blocked ...