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Lost In Space? NASA Loses Contact With Mars Orbiter MAVEN

December 27, 2025

NASA scientists are working to regain contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. The space agency lost contact with the MAVEN in early December. The orbiter not only explores the upper atmosphere of the red planet, but it’s also a communications relay for the two NASA rovers on Mars. Most recently, it captured an image of the comet 3I/ATLAS. Watch this video to learn more.

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