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NASA ends MAVEN orbiter mission

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NASA declares MAVEN, its Mars atmosphere orbiter, dead

A veteran spacecraft has sniffed the Martian atmosphere for the last time.

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Like 'the loss of a loved one': NASA's Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence

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NASA’s Mars mission MAVEN is lost forever

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NASA Finally Admits Its MAVEN Mars Orbiter Is Dead

On Wednesday, NASA officially confirmed what we'd been hoping wasn't true: The MAVEN Mars mission is officially dead.

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NASA Officially Ends the MAVEN Mission Months After Losing Contact With the Mars Orbiter

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After 11 years at Mars, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper

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NASA reluctantly gives up on lost orbiter: "Best Mars mission ever"

"Our last successful communication with MAVEN occurred on December 6 of 2025," said Mike Moreau, MAVEN project manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.

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NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter goes silent

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It's Official: NASA Has Declared Its Mars Spacecraft MAVEN Dead

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NASA directs its ISS crew members to board spacecraft amid leak repair attempt

Five astronauts were forced to seek shelter aboard a spacecraft attached to the International Space Station as their crewmates worked to assess a leak in the Russian-controlled side of the orbiting la...

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NASA Orders ISS Crew Members to Briefly Shelter During Leak Repair Work

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Visuals show how an ISS air leak forced astronauts to shelter

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International Space Station leak triggers evacuation order

An air leak on board the International Space Station (ISS) left astronauts sheltering in their lifeboats on Friday afternoon, fearing an evacuation might be required.

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Who is aboard the International Space Station during the air leak?

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Nasa tells ISS astronauts to shelter during air leak repair attempt

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NASA reverses evacuation alert order for astronauts aboard space station

The four astronauts of NASA’s Crew-12 mission aboard the station — two Americans, a French astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut — along with another U.S. astronaut were ordered by NASA mission control ...

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Astronauts return to ISS after sheltering during air leak repair attempt

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ISS astronauts urged to take shelter in SpaceX spacecraft after major evacuation warning

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Going supersonic! NASA's X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time

NASA's X-59 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Friday (June 5), reaching a top speed of about Mach 1.1.

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NASA wastewater system will turn human poop into plant food

In the name of science, those researchers will test the limits of a mobile wastewater treatment system designed to convert human waste into plant nutrients and other sustainable materials. The trial will serve as a stress test of sorts,

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NASA readies the X-59 for its first supersonic flight, SpaceX's Starship grounded and more science stories

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“I’ll buy 10 of those”—NASA science chief yearns for mass-produced satellites

So why is NASA launching fewer telescopes and planetary science missions than it did a quarter-century ago? The answer is complex. It is not necessarily the money. The space agency’s science budget this year is $7.

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Science news this week: Exploding rocket, 'Doomsday Glacier' loss, and quantum-AI hybrid

May 30, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

CCA student selected for internship to analyze NASA Earth science data

Alexander Kefalopoulos, a junior student from Canyon Crest Academy, has been selected for the prestigious NASA STEM Enhancement in Earth and Space Science (SEES) Summer Internship at The University of Texas at Austin Center for

Fire dozers outfitted with NASA-made sensors help battle blazes

Dangerous, frontline firefighting jobs may get a bit safer thanks to new heat-sensing sensors designed by NASA. The sensors are made from commonly available household materials, and attach to the bulldozers firefighters use to clear vegetation and brush in a fire’s immediate path,