Phobos, one of Mars' moons, has an uncertain origin, but its surface grooves show that tidal forces are pulling it apart. In time, Mars' gravity will shatter it entirely, creating a ring of debris ...

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That means when seen in the night sky — as spotted here at 4:27 a.m. local time on March 1, 2025, the 1,433rd Martian day, or sol, of Perseverance's mission — it appears more like a star than ...

Thanks to its ability to tolerate harsh environments, a desert moss could be grown as a crop on Mars one day. Botanists and ecologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences tested the plant’s ...

“We’re still quite far away from actually being on Mars,” Chen says. It’s one small grasp for a robot prototype on Earth, hinting at a leap in our knowledge of what lies beneath other planets.

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Phobos, one of Mars' moons, has an uncertain origin, but its surface grooves show that tidal forces are pulling it apart. In time, Mars' gravity will shatter it entirely, creating a ring of debris ...