Nasa ends mission after loss of Mars probe

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Originally published byPhilippine Daily Inquirer

WASHINGTON — Nasa said Wednesday it will end its mission to study the atmosphere and evolution of Mars after its probe went silent for six months. Scientific spacecraft MAVEN — short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution — went into Martian orbit in 2014. The mission was originally intended to operate for one or two years, but the probe remained active for more than a decade, until December 2025 when it lost contact with Earth. READ: NASA confirms Perseverance rover has landed on Mars After months of silence, Nasa has resigned itself to the loss of the spacecraft, which is […]...

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