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Artist’s concept of NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft at Mars. NASA recently announced that, due to a loss of communications, the mission had ended. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Colorado/LASP

NASA Ends MAVEN After 11 Years Studying Mars

NASA has concluded that the MAVEN spacecraft is unrecoverable, closing a mission that transformed understanding of how Mars lost much of its atmosphere.

Key Takeaways

NASA concluded that MAVEN cannot be recovered after losing communications in December 2025.
The orbiter spent 11 years at Mars, far beyond its original one-year mission.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 6, 2026·via universetoday.com

A Tiny Kuiper Belt World May Have an Atmosphere It Shouldn’t Be Able to Keep

Astronomers studying trans-Neptunian object 2002 XV93 report signs of a thin atmosphere, raising new questions about how such a small body could retain gas so far from the Sun.

Key Takeaways

Astronomers observed signs of a thin atmosphere around the small Kuiper Belt object 2002 XV93.
Its size suggests it should not retain gas for long, raising questions about how the atmosphere is sustained.

DT Editorial Team·May 9, 2026·via universetoday.com

NASA Imagery Captures Cloud Vortices Spinning Off a Remote Antarctic Island

Fresh NASA Earth Observatory imagery shows von Karman vortex streets forming downwind of Peter I Island, a rare atmospheric display shaped by strong Southern Ocean winds and the island’s icy volcanic mass.

Key Takeaways

NASA Earth Observatory highlighted cloud vortex streets forming downwind of Peter I Island.
The pattern was captured by Landsat 8 on February 11, 2026.

DT Editorial Team·May 7, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

Why Some Skies Look Bluer Than Others

The sky’s color is more than a scenic backdrop. New reporting highlights how atmospheric physics, aerosols and pollution can turn deep blue skies milky white, making visible what is suspended in the air around us.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via refractor.io

Innovation

A research team in China has proposed an integrated system aimed at studying Venus’s extreme atmosphere, framing the concept as a new way to deepen exploration of one of the solar system’s harshest environments.

DT Editorial Team·Mar 30, 2026·via interestingengineering.com

#atmosphere

NASA Ends MAVEN After 11 Years Studying Mars

A Tiny Kuiper Belt World May Have an Atmosphere It Shouldn’t Be Able to Keep

NASA Imagery Captures Cloud Vortices Spinning Off a Remote Antarctic Island

Why Some Skies Look Bluer Than Others

NASA Ends MAVEN After 11 Years Studying Mars

A Tiny Kuiper Belt World May Have an Atmosphere It Shouldn’t Be Able to Keep

NASA Imagery Captures Cloud Vortices Spinning Off a Remote Antarctic Island

Why Some Skies Look Bluer Than Others

Chinese Researchers Pitch Integrated Venus System to Probe a Hostile Atmosphere