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NASA’s Psyche probe swung past Mars at 2,864 miles, stealing a 1,000-mph boost on its way to a metal asteroid thought to be a dead planet’s core

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft swept within 2,864 miles of Mars on May 15, 2026, grabbing a roughly 1,000-mph speed boost that bent its flight path about one degree closer to the plane of its target, the ...

NASA ends mission after loss of Mars probe

NASA said Wednesday it will end its mission to study the atmosphere and evolution of Mars after its probe went silent for six months.After months of silence, NASA has resigned itself to the loss of ...
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NASA declared its $582 million MAVEN orbiter dead after the Mars probe went silent for six months

NASA formally ended the MAVEN mission on June 3, 2026, after the Mars orbiter spent roughly six months in total silence. The ...

NASA's Mars MAVEN Probe Is Dead

NASA has declared that the MAVEN mission has ended after losing contact with its probe six months ago.
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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 ...

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 ...
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 ...

One Mars spacecraft, two senators, and a cloud of questions

What is not controversial is that NASA needs a new spacecraft capable of relaying communications from Mars to Earth. NASA’s best communications relay today is the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which ...