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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 MAVEN after it emerged from behind Mars on December 6. Telemetry data showed that all its subsystems had been working normally prior to the loss of signal, but attempts to reestablish contact were unsuccessful.

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NASA announces end of long-operating Mars probe's mission

Scientific American · 1d

NASA’s Mars mission MAVEN is lost forever

Smithsonian Magazine · 9h

NASA Officially Ends the MAVEN Mission Months After Losing Contact With the Mars Orbiter

On June 3, NASA officially said goodbye to its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, orbiter.

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

ScienceAlert · 1d

It's Official: NASA Has Declared Its Mars Spacecraft MAVEN Dead

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NASA Declares Mars Spacecraft Dead After It Spins Out Of Control

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. NASA has ended its MAVEN mission after losing contact with the spacecraft after an 11-year exploration of Mars’ atmosphere and climate.

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NASA’s Curiosity drilled a Martian rock containing 21 organic molecules, seven of them never before detected on Mars

NASA’s Curiosity rover has identified 21 carbon-containing molecules in a single Martian rock sample, seven of which had never been detected on Mars before. The rock target, named Mary Anning 3, was drilled in 2020 and analyzed using the rover’s onboard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument.

NASA moon mission latest: Space agency unveils massive plan to settle on moon - with eyes on Mars next

We've been hearing from NASA about its plans for a moon base to keep a permanent human presence there. It could end up covering the size of a large city - and Mars is next in the agency's sights. Follow the latest below.