NASA Uses Curiosity Rover to Search for MAVEN: Why It’s Not Showing Up

NASA team presses MAVEN recovery before Mars solar conjunction

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 NASA engineers continue attempts to regain contact with the MAVEN Mars orbiter, which last communicated with Earth on Dec. 6. Working with the Deep Space Network, the team is uplinking recovery commands and listening for any signal that would confirm the spacecraft has resumed communications. Specialists are processing fragments of tracking data captured on Dec. 6 during a radio science ca

NASA Uses Curiosity Rover to Search for MAVEN: Why It’s Not Showing Up

NASA is facing significant challenges in attempting to reestablish contact with the MAVEN spacecraft, which has been out of communication for several weeks. The Mars orbiter, which has been studying the Martian atmosphere since 2014, has recently experienced some troubling issues, including an apparent change in its orbit. As solar conjunction approaches, NASA’s efforts to communicate with MAVEN face a daunting pause, highlighting the fragility …