Thursday, December 11, 2025

NASA Confirms It Has Lost Contact with Mars Orbiter MAVEN

NASA has officially lost contact with a spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars since 2014.

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NASA's MAVEN spacecraft didn't phone home as expected on December 6

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-- Scientific American (@sciam.bsky.social) Dec 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM

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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-emerged from behind Mars, however, NASA ground control was unable to reestablish a connection.

On December 9, the space agency announced it is investigating the issue and attempting to locate a signal.

All systems had been working normally before MAVEN passed behind Mars. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-11 01:47 AM

"Looks like an eclipse." - H. Zarkov

#2 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-12-11 07:14 AM

Thanks, Obama.

#3 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-12-11 07:42 PM

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