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After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today

MAVEN has remained silent since Dec. 6 despite repeated attempts to contact it, according to NASA. As part of the recovery ...

NASA Gives Update On The Perseverance Rover's Future After 5 Years On Mars

NASA's latest update on Perseverance shows how the Mars rover is holding up after five years and what that means for future ...
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NASA to Resume Search for Missing Mars Orbiter, But Prospects of Re-establishing Communication With It Seem Slim

Scientists haven't heard from the MAVEN orbiter since December 6. It had been studying the Martian atmosphere for over a ...

NASA attempts to restore contact with AWOL orbiter launched in Florida

A Mars spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, has been AWOL. But NASA hasn't given up hope of restoring contact ...
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NASA races to wake silent MAVEN Mars orbiter after 1 month of ghosting

NASA is spending this week trying to rouse a veteran Mars orbiter that has not answered a single call in more than a month, a ...
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NASA loses contact with one of its key probes orbiting Mars

NASA lost contact with the MAVEN probe in Mars orbit, and teams are working to reestablish communications after an unexpected ...
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NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.

Another view from Perseverance shows how windswept Mars' landscape truly is.
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A NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars may be dead

For nearly a month, NASA has been scrambling to make contact with a spacecraft in orbit around Mars that abruptly fell silent. The space agency lost communication with the MAVEN probe (short for Mars ...