mars
Illustration of Mars on the left, Mars' moon Phobos near the center, and Mars' moon Deimos on the far right.
  • The United Arab Emirates' Amal spacecraft recently flew within 62 miles (100 kilometers) of Deimos.
  • Deimos is a tiny Martian moon that was thought to be a captured asteroid from space. 
  • But new close-up photos from the Amal spacecraft suggest its origins are closer to home. 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft around Mars has sent back the most detailed photos yet of the red planet's little moon.