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

NASA has lost contact with one its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars ...

NASA says Maven spacecraft that was orbiting Mars has gone silent

Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground stations on Dec. 6.

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

NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than a decade. Here's what we know.
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NASA's loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter on the far side of the Red Planet

MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is one of only three NASA missions currently in operation around Mars, and one ...

NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the last decade

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly ...
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NASA Confirms It Has Lost Contact With Mars Orbiter MAVEN

The MAVEN spacecraft – Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution – abruptly lost contact with Earth on 6 December 2025 while passing behind the red planet in the normal course of its orbit. When MAVEN re ...
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NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft goes silent: What happened to Mars’ most important orbiter?

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars since 2014, is experiencing an unprecedented communication failure. The ...

NASA Loses Contact with Spacecraft That's Been Orbiting Mars for Over a Decade

NASA announced that it lost contact with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft after it orbited ...

A Vital NASA Mars Orbiter Has Gone Dark

MAVEN has circled Mars for more than a decade, exploring the planet and relaying data from robots on the surface.

NASA MAVEN orbiter goes silent after anomaly — communication lost with Earth

A silent, decade-long vigil over the Martian sky has been broken. One of NASA's most reliable eyes in the cosmos, the Mars ...

NASA loses contact with Mars orbiter MAVEN

NASA has lost contact with MAVEN, a spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than 11 years and one of only three ...
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NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter

NASA has lost contact with a Mars orbiter that has circled the planet for more than a decade, collecting science data and serving as a communications relay.