"Fear" briefly darkened the sun. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Fear passed in front of the sun last week, and a NASA rover saw ...

Earth isn't the only planet experiencing spectacular solar eclipses as moons pass in front of our solar system's sun. Two months before a total solar eclipse is expected to shroud a long swath of ...

Sped-up animation of Phobos moving in front of the Sun during the eclipse. Gif: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI/Gizmodo Typically, the Perseverance rover is looking ...

You can see Phobos' potato-like shape. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Even Mars rovers like to chase solar eclipses. On Sept. 30 ...

Update: The launch date of this mission has been moved to 2026. A piece of Mars’s biggest moon is coming back to Earth. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is sending a spacecraft to Phobos ...

The red planet’s tiny, potato-shaped moon Phobos, one of two Martian moons, cast a silhouette as it passed in front of the Sun, creating the eye in Mars’ sky. From its perch on the western wall of ...