UNCOVERED: 2 - The Untold Story

An Enduring Mystery About Mars’ Smallest Moons Could Finally Be Solved

The origin of two of Mars' smallest moons is a matter of much debate. But this new mission might finally resolve it.

Inverse · Dec 24, 2023

The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons – and the mission that could solve it

the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch a mission, named “Martian Moon eXploration”, to Phobos and Deimos in September 2024. The mission will be carried by a newly designed rocket, the H-3, which is still under development.

The Hindu · Dec 19, 2023

Japan may delay its Mars moon sampling mission MMX due to rocket problems

Japan’s ambitious mission to explore the two mini moons of Mars could be facing a lengthy delay as JAXA's new H3 rocket, which will launch MMX, failed on its debut flight in March.

Space · Dec 9, 2023

NASA joins Japan's mission to collect the 1st samples of Mars moon Phobos

NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signed a deal on April 17 to cooperate on a mission to collect samples of the Mars moon Phobos launching in 2024.

Space · Apr 18, 2023

Europe wants to send a 50-pound rover to a tiny, strange Solar System moon

With the MMX rover, the world is breaking new ground in terms of technology because never before has an exploration vehicle with wheels travelled on a small celestial body with only one-thousandth of the Earth’s gravitational pull.

Inverse · Nov 27, 2022

Mars: Facts about the Red Planet, its moons, and possibilities for life

Discover interesting facts about Mars, its moons, its atmosphere, and the possibilities of life.

LiveScience · Aug 16, 2022

Picture Perfect: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Martian Solar Eclipse

Scientists call dramatic footage of the Red Planet's moons “amazing.”

Zenger · Apr 27, 2022

Behold! NASA’s Mars rover captures a stunning sight in the Martian sky

One of Mars' small moons occulted the surface of the Sun — causing a unique eclipse that's not quite what Earthlings are used to.

Inverse · Apr 21, 2022

Deimos: Mars' smallest moon

Mars' moon Deimos is still mysterious a century and a half after its discovery.

Space · Dec 8, 2017