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Even worse, the orbit of Mars is elliptical (think of a slight oval rather than a perfect circle), which means that sometimes ...

"We did the simplest thing that could be done — we just mapped them and pieced them together." ...

Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground stations on Dec. 6.

NASA has lost contact with MAVEN, a spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than 11 years and one of only three ...

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly stopped communicating to ...

MAVEN has circled Mars for more than a decade, exploring the planet and relaying data from robots on the surface.

Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Investors eyeing SpaceX's potential blockbuster IPO may need to brace ‌themselves ​as CEO Elon ...

NASA has lost contact with one of its longtime Mars workhorses after the spacecraft abruptly stopped communicating. Maven was ...

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade ...

NASA has lost contact with one its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars ...