NASA ends mission after loss of Mars probe
June 4, 2026
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (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.
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