NASA has lost contact with its Mars orbiter, MAVEN, just weeks after the spacecraft gathered critical data during a close fly-by of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The sudden silence from the veteran ...

NASA has lost contact with MAVEN, a spacecraft that has been studying Mars since 2014. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) probe went silent on December 6, 2025, as it passed behind ...

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly stopped communicating to ground stations over the weekend. NASA said this week that it was working ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Prepare for a rare celestial spectacle as the longest total solar eclipse in a century occurs on August 2, 2027. For an unprecedented 6 minutes and 23 seconds, the Moon will completely obscure the Sun ...

NASA teams are working to restore contact with one of its most advanced interplanetary satellites. MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is one of only three NASA missions currently in ...

If you'd like to welcome fall by viewing the next solar eclipse, you'll have to watch it online from Michigan or travel a long, long way. A partial solar eclipse will occur Sept. 21, though it won't ...

Meteorological fall began in the northern hemisphere on Monday, Sept. 1, while astronomical fall begins on Sept. 22, 2025, at 2:19 p.m. eastern. Eclipse season also begins this week, created by the 5º ...

The eclipses are here! The lunar and solar eclipse 2025 season is upon us, a celestial phenomenon that occurs every six months to dazzle the sky and mess up our lives. Eclipses are forces of the ...

Find expert weather insights and travel advice in this essential guide to the 2027 total solar eclipse in Spain, Egypt and North Africa. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

You can welcome fall by viewing a solar eclipse, but you'll likely have to settle for watching it online. A partial solar eclipse will occur Sept. 21, though it won't be visible anywhere close to ...

A total solar eclipse, dubbed the eclipse of the century, will occur on Aug. 2, 2027. The eclipse's path of totality will stretch across parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. This eclipse is ...