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NASA Ends MAVEN Mission After Silent Period
NASA announced the end of its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission after losing contact with the spacecraft for nearly half a year. The orbiter was functioning normally before going silent during a passage behind Mars.
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NASA on Wednesday announced that its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter mission has ended, almost half a year after scientists last heard from the spacecraft. All systems were working normally before MAVEN's passage behind Mars in December, the space agency said in a statement. N
2026-06-04 01:03 UTC