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NASA loses contact with Mars orbiter. What to know about MAVEN mission

NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars for over a decade. The loss of signal occurred on Dec. 6 as the orbiter passed behind Mars from Earth's perspective. MAVEN ...
Ars Technica

NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one

NASA has lost contact with one of its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars orbiter is perilously close to running out of fuel, and the third mission ...
Futurism

NASA’s Mars Spacecraft Spinning Helplessly After Signal Lost

Last week, NASA revealed that it had lost the signal from its MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft, one of just seven Earthly probes currently orbiting Mars. The agency failed to ...
USA Today

NASA rover detects electric discharges like 'mini-sonic booms' on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected electrical sparks within dust devils on Mars for the first time. The rover's SuperCam instrument recorded dozens of audio clips of the discharges, which sound ...
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NASA’s latest Mars mission could reveal why the red planet dried out

Mars once looked far more like Earth, with a thicker atmosphere and liquid water pooling on its surface, yet today it is a frozen desert where even a thin wisp of air struggles to hold on. NASA’s ...
Space.com

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too

MAVEN's handlers haven't heard from the probe since Dec. 4. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Things aren't looking good for one of ...
Military.com

Blue Origin Launches Huge Rocket Carrying Twin NASA Spacecraft to Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos’ company ...
The New York Times

Almost Everything About NASA’s Latest Mission to Mars Is Unusual

The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science missions typically come together. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang went to ...
News 13

NASA’s next Mars mission will help future astronauts on the Red Planet

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — NASA and Blue Origin are planning to launch the ESCAPADE mission, where a pair of satellites will study Mars' magnetosphere. ESCAPADE will eventually help future ...
Space.com

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover could break the record for miles driven on another planet

"There is a lot to keep us busy." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover may soon set a record for the ...
UPI

NASA loses contact with Mars orbiter MAVEN

Dec. 10 (UPI) --NASA has lost contact with MAVEN, a spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than 11 years and one of only three circling the red planet. On Tuesday, NASA said it lost contact ...