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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft passed within 2,864 miles of Mars, gained 1,000 mph without using onboard propellant, and is now headed for a metal world that may b…

On May 15, 2026, NASA's Psyche spacecraft skimmed past Mars and came away a thousand miles per hour faster without burning a ...

Like 'the loss of a loved one': NASA's Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence

Efforts to communicate with MAVEN since then have been unsuccessful, according to an agency release, and NASA officials held ...

NASA's Mars MAVEN probe is dead

NASA has officially ended the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, six months after it lost contact with the probe. MAVEN was the agency's first program dedicat ...
Reuters

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

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - NASA announced on Tuesday the end of the mission of its MAVEN spacecraft, which spent more than 11 years orbiting Mars to study the atmosphere of Earth's planetary ...
Wired

A Probe Took Incredible Pictures of Mars on Its Way to a Far-Off Asteroid

The Psyche probe, launched in October 2023 on its way to the metallic asteroid it will study, recently performed a flyby of Mars to take advantage of its gravitational pull and continue its trajectory ...

NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

NASA's Maven spacecraft around Mars has been declared dead after six months of radio silence ...
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NASA won't give up hope on silent MAVEN Mars probe: 'We're still looking for it'

NASA has yet to reestablish contact with its MAVEN Mars spacecraft despite ongoing efforts, agency officials said Monday (March 16). NASA lost contact with MAVEN on Dec. 6, 2025, after the spacecraft ...

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 passage, called an occultation, was supposed to last less than an hour, but ...
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NASA selects Firefly to build Mars aeroshell for Skyfall probe

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $13 million contract to develop the aeroshell for its nuclear-powered Skyfall spacecraft ...

'In an unrecoverable state': NASA confirms MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after orbital 'anomaly' behind Mars

NASA has confirmed its MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after losing contact with the probe in December. An anomaly in the probe's rotation speed led to an unexpected loss of power, though the ...
Forbes

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 ...
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NASA is sending probes to Mars to find out why it lost its atmosphere – and what that could mean for Earth

(NEW YORK) — Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick atmosphere, which kept it warm enough to support flowing water on its ...