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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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

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 ...

Will NASA be able to restore communication with MAVEN Mars orbiter?

A Mars spacecraft has now been AWOL for more than a month. But NASA hasn't given up hope of restoring contact with the MAVEN ...

Visit Jezero Crater on Mars in flyover created using orbiter data

Jezero Crater is the home of NASA's Perseverance rover. See a bird's-eye view of the crater with this animated flyover ...
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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 ...
Earth.com

Japan ends its historic Akatsuki mission after more than a decade

Japan ends the Akatsuki mission after more than a decade studying Venusian weather, revealing super-rotation, giant gravity ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

ESA Solar Orbiter performs longest-ever observation of active solar region

The "milestone in solar physics" will help scientists better understand space weather and its impact on our tech-dependent ...