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NASA Resumes Search for Silent MAVEN Orbiter as Odds of Recovery Diminish

A December tracking fragment pointed to unexpected spin and a possible shift in the spacecraft’s orbit.

Eight Possible Water‑Carved Martian Caves Identified as Prime Exploration Targets

Study Shows Dry Ice Blocks Carve Mars' Sinuous Dune Gullies

Yeast Survives Simulated Martian Shocks and Perchlorate by Mobilizing RNA Defenses