NASA’s 11-Year Mars Probe Lost After Tumbling Out Of Control (opens in new tab)

NASA has ended the MAVEN mission after losing contact with the $582 million Mars orbiter during a routine pass behind the planet. This concludes more than 11 years of groundbreaking atmospheric science and discoveries. Trouble began on December 6 last year, during a standard 20-30 minute orbit pass behind the Red Planet. Up until that point,