Summary
NASA has lost contact with Maven, a spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for over ten years. Maven stopped communicating after moving behind Mars, and NASA is trying to figure out why it went silent.
Key Facts
- NASA's Maven spacecraft has been orbiting Mars for over a decade.
- Contact with Maven was lost over the weekend.
- The spacecraft was operating normally before it went behind Mars.
- Communication did not resume when Maven reappeared from behind the planet.
- NASA is investigating the reason for the loss of contact.