US politicsfromArs Technica5 days agoNASA faces a crucial choice on a Mars spacecraft-and it must decide soonNASA must choose a new Mars communications relay after MAVEN's loss; Congress allocated $700 million, with bill language appearing to favor specific companies.
SciencefromTheregister1 month agoNASA tries Mars rover's Mastcam to work out where MAVEN isMAVEN lost contact, appears to be tumbling with a possibly changed orbit, and cannot be contacted until the solar conjunction ends Jan 16, 2026.