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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Moons of Mars could be broken remains of something big

Mars, the Red Planet, is home to two intriguing moons, Phobos and Deimos. Unlike Earth's Moon, whose origin is fairly well understood as the result of a collision with a Mars-sized protoplanet called Theia, the origins of Mars's moons remain a mystery. Mars's gravitational pull is relatively weak compared to Earth or Venus, making it unlikely for Mars to capture …

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1 month ago

Mars moons Phobos and Deimos could be debris from a shredded asteroid, suggests study

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As per the recent study, Mars’ moons, may have originated from debris left behind after an asteroid was torn apart by the planet’s gravity. He theorizes that an asteroid was initially captured by Mars’ gravity but was later shredded into a debris ring, which eventually coalesced into the two moons. Upcoming mission may solve the mystery The Japan Aerospace Exploration …

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1 month ago

Russian man accused of being connected to multimillion-dollar ransomware gang is extradited to US

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CNN — A Russian man has been extradited from South Korea to the US to face charges in connection with a ransomware gang that allegedly extorted more than $16 million from victims around the world, US prosecutors said Monday. 42-year-old Evgenii Ptitsyn is accused of administering the sale, distribution and operation of Phobos, a type of ransomware that has been …

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A Glimpse of a 'Googly Eye' Solar Eclipse on Mars: NASA's Perseverance Rover Video

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NASA's Perseverance rover captured a video of a 'googly eye' solar eclipse on Mars. The video shows Phobos passing between Mars and the Sun, with the Martian moon's pupil resembling an eye looking down from the sky. The event lasted for about 30 seconds and was captured by the rover's Mastcam-Z camera.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Perseverance Captures Intriguing 'Googly Eye' on Mars

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The Perseverance rover captured a video of a 'googly eye' on Mars during a recent solar eclipse. The eclipse lasted about 30 seconds, which made the minutes-long solar eclipses seen from Earth seem epic. The rover's latest observation carries on the tradition of Mars rovers that have served as the few spectators to glimpse — and record — a Martian …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Perseverance Captures Intriguing 'Googly Eye' on Mars During Solar Eclipse

CNN

The Perseverance rover captured a video of a 'googly eye' feature on Mars during a recent solar eclipse. The eclipse lasted about 30 seconds, which made the minutes-long solar eclipses seen from Earth seem epic. The rover's latest observation carries on the tradition of Mars rovers that have served as the few spectators to glimpse — and record — a …

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6 months ago

Internet buzzes over NASA's 'space potato': Meet Phobos, Mars's lumpy moon. See pic

Hindustan Times

NASA's official social media handles often share all kinds of interesting information about space. While sharing the picture, NASA, the caption, informed, "Phobos is the larger of Mars' two moons—but it's still only about 17 x 14 x 11 miles in diameter. They further wrote, "This image was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on our Mars …

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1 year ago

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

The Hindu

The two small moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, have been puzzling scientists for decades, with their origin remaining a matter of debate. Giveaways If an impact origin did indeed occur, we would expect to find similar material on Phobos to that which is found on Mars. If Phobos formed in the same or at least similar location in the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Mangalyaan captures stunning pictures of Phobos, the Martian Moon | Watch Video

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As India continues to celebrate the success of Chandrayaan-3, its Mars mission Mangalyaan has captured stunning videos of Phobos, the larger of the two moons of the Red Planet. These videos were processed by Luck with a scientific data archive from Mangalyaan, India's probe to Mars launched in November 2013. Phobos, the moon featured in the video, orbits the Red …

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1 year, 3 months ago

India's Mangalyaan captured Martian moon Phobos passing over Red Planet | Video

India Today

India's Mars Orbiter Mission, also known as Mangalyaan, has captured a stunning video of Phobos, the larger of Mars' two moons, passing over the Red Planet. The video was processed and shared by space enthusiast Andrea Luck from Mangalyaan's scientific data archive on social media platform X, previously known as Twitter. WATCH PHOBOS AS SEEN BY MANGALYAAN The spacecraft orbited …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Japan reveals plans to bring back soil samples from Mars' MOON Phobos

Daily Mail

Japan says it will send a spacecraft to take soil samples from the Martian moon Phobos, with the goal of returning them to Earth before the end of the decade. Scroll down for video Japan says it will send a spacecraft to take soil samples from the Martian moon Phobos, with the goal of returning them to Earth before the …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Japan Aims to Bring Back Soil Samples from Mars Moon by 2029

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Japanese space agency scientists said Thursday they plan to bring soil samples back from the Mars region ahead of the United States and China, which started Mars missions last year, in hopes of finding clues to the planet's origin and traces of possible life. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, plans to launch an explorer in 2024 to land …

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3 years, 6 months ago

SpaceX may launch rockets from ocean spaceport by next year: Report

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Elon Musk-run SpaceX's first ocean spaceport for the Starship launch vehicle could be ready as soon as next year, the CEO has revealed. "Ocean spaceport Deimos is under construction for launch next year," Musk wrote on Twitter. The private space corporation purchased two oil rigs last year to transform them into launch pads and landing sites for its next-generation vehicle …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Japan’s Martian moon mission may reveal clues to Mars’ past

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CNN — Mars has long been a point of fascination for scientists as they try to uncover the planet’s past and determine if it ever supported life. “Phobos has been patiently accumulating particles escaping the Martian atmosphere and may therefore have been holding for millennia a possible record of the lost atmosphere of the red planet,” Nénon said. This is …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Why 'Super Weird' Mars Moons Phobos and Deimos Fascinate Scientists Despite Being Tiny Space Potatoes

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Mars is the darling of many planetary scientists, who continue to visit it through increasingly advanced robotic explorers. "They’re super weird, confusing and interesting," said Abigail Fraeman, a planetary scientist studying Mars, Phobos and Deimos at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Remote observations of their surfaces haven’t revealed any standout mineral features or textures that could definitively detail the moons’ overall …

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Moons of Mars could be broken remains of something big

Mars moons Phobos and Deimos could be debris from a shredded asteroid, suggests study

Russian man accused of being connected to multimillion-dollar ransomware gang is extradited to US

A Glimpse of a 'Googly Eye' Solar Eclipse on Mars: NASA's Perseverance Rover Video

Perseverance Captures Intriguing 'Googly Eye' on Mars

Perseverance Captures Intriguing 'Googly Eye' on Mars During Solar Eclipse

Internet buzzes over NASA's 'space potato': Meet Phobos, Mars's lumpy moon. See pic

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

Mangalyaan captures stunning pictures of Phobos, the Martian Moon | Watch Video

India's Mangalyaan captured Martian moon Phobos passing over Red Planet | Video

Japan reveals plans to bring back soil samples from Mars' MOON Phobos

Japan Aims to Bring Back Soil Samples from Mars Moon by 2029

SpaceX may launch rockets from ocean spaceport by next year: Report

Japan’s Martian moon mission may reveal clues to Mars’ past

Why 'Super Weird' Mars Moons Phobos and Deimos Fascinate Scientists Despite Being Tiny Space Potatoes