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NASA's dead Mars orbiter MAVEN will crash into the Red Planet in the next 100 years. It's not the only probe in the Mars morgue

NASA's dead Mars orbiter MAVEN will crash into the Red Planet in the next 100 years. It's not the only probe in the Mars morgue The Mars graveyard just welcomed another corpse.

Red dwarf stars detected 'eating' Earth-like planets

Astronomers have found some of the strongest evidence yet that stars can swallow their own planets. A new study, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, supports the long-held belief that young stars are capable of "eating" nearby worlds as planetary systems form.

Red dwarf stars are cosmic killers that eat their own planets

'I would never have guessed it': Unexpected effect is squeezing Mars' atmosphere like toothpaste, experts say

The article discusses the unexpected effect of a powerful coronal mass ejection on Mars' atmosphere, which was detected by NASA's MAVEN spacecraft in 2023. The event caused strange "wiggles" in the atmosphere, which were a tell-tale sign of the Zwan-Wolf effect, previously thought to be impossible on Mars. The effect is similar to squeezing toothpaste, and experts were surprised by its occurrence on the Red Planet.

ExoMars rover targets vast bed of clay in search for life

ExoMars rover targets vast bed of clay in search for life Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor In the region where the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will search for signs of life, clay deposits extend beyond previous estimates, a new study finds. One hypothesis even suggests a vast ocean once covered the landing site. Clay minerals require liquid water to form and hold clues of a time when the red planet was wetter and more hospitable to life.

NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter is officially dead after months of radio silence

NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter is officially dead after months of radio silence Au revoir, MAVEN, mon ami. NASA is saying goodbye to one of its most accomplished Mars orbiters. After months of repeated attempts to reestablish contact with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) satellite, NASA has declared the Red Planet probe dead.

Mars mission ends: NASA declares Maven dead after six months of silence

Mars mission ends: NASA declares Maven dead after six months of silence Andrew Zinin Lead Editor After six months of radio silence, NASA's Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead. The space agency confirmed Wednesday that the mission had ended after more than a decade of observations. Launched in 2013 to study the red planet's atmosphere from orbit, Maven mysteriously fell silent in early December after passing behind Mars.

'In an unrecoverable state': NASA confirms MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after loss of signal behind Mars

'In an unrecoverable state': NASA confirms MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after loss of signal behind Mars NASA has confirmed its MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after losing contact with the probe in December. An anomaly in the probe's rotation speed led to an unexpected loss of power, though the exact cause remains unknown. After 11 years studying Mars from above, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead, the agency announced in a statement on Wednesday (June 3).

Watch this bio-inspired Mars rover concept 'swim' through sand on curved wheels (video)

Watch this bio-inspired Mars rover concept 'swim' through sand on curved wheels (video) The sandfish locomotion idea has been adopted from Scincus scincus, a lizard found in the Sahara desert. A novel approach to scouting the sand dunes of Mars is the Valles Marineris Explorer - or VaMEx.

NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter falls silent

NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter falls silent NASA said on Wednesday it will end its mission studying Mars' atmosphere and evolution after losing contact with its MAVEN spacecraft for six months. MAVEN, which entered Martian orbit in 2014, was designed for a one- to two-year mission but operated for more than a decade before falling silent in December 2025. NASA said Wednesday it will end its mission to study the atmosphere and evolution of Mars after its probe went silent for six...