Scientists hope to finally answer a big question: did Mars capture an asteroid, or did the moons form from debris after a ...

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Martian Moons eXploration mission could unlock some of Mars' moons' mysteries and help ...

A Japanese rocket is set to blast off on an ambitious £262 million mission to swipe soil samples from one of Mars's ...

Ken Schreiber was 9 when Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon in 1969 — a moment he would never forget. Like ...

Voyage due to launch early Tuesday morning Japan time will be watched for further potential signs of life on red planet ...

JAXA's MMX mission will embark on a 5-year journey to land on Phobos, collect pristine samples, and unlock the secret origin ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans to launch its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission today at 3:41 p.m. ET. The first-of-its-kind endeavor will send a spacecraft to survey both of ...

Mars’ largely unexplored moons are getting their moment in the spotlight as a new mission prepares to take flight.

TOKYO — Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world’s first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars. Scientists hope the mission, which ...

A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.

Here's why it's grabbing a sample from moon Phobos.