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NASA declared its $582 million MAVEN orbiter dead after the Mars probe went silent for six months

NASA formally ended the MAVEN mission on June 3, 2026, after the Mars orbiter spent roughly six months in total silence. The ...
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NASA ends Mars mission after six months of silence

The loss closes a long-running project that far outlasted its original plan. Its measurements will keep helping researchers ...
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NASA declares MAVEN, its Mars atmosphere orbiter, dead

Over more than a decade at Mars, the orbiter revealed how the solar wind strips away the planet’s atmosphere — and why the ...

NASA Just Delivered the Mars Orbiter Update Nobody Wanted to Hear

According to NASA, the spacecraft launched with enough fuel to keep it running until 2030, but the agency lost contact with ...

After 11 years at Mars, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft was in excellent shape when it disappeared behind Mars on December 6 of last year. The routine ...

NASA’s MAVEN Detects Atmospheric Effect on Mars That ‘No One Expected’

Using data from NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission, scientists identified the Zwan-Wolf effect in Mars’ atmosphere. The phenomenon is known to occur ...
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Could NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory detect life on ancient Earth?

A new study analyzed how NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory might be able to confidently spot biosignatures in the ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is flying at 430,000 mph through the Sun’s atmosphere, and its 4.5-inch shield is why it survives

NASA's Parker Solar Probe hits 430,000 mph near the Sun. Discover how its 4.5-inch shield protects it from 2,500°F ...