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LASP-led NASA’s MAVEN mission commemorates 10 years in Mars’ orbit

LASP-led NASA’s MAVEN mission commemorates 10 years in Mars’ orbit

Excitement was in the air on Sept. 21, 2014, as scientists and engineers gathered in the lobby of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics’ Space...
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MAVEN selfie marks four years in orbit at Mars

MAVEN selfie marks four years in orbit at Mars

Today, NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft celebrates four years in orbit studying the upper atmosphere of the Red Planet and how...
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MAVEN’s top 10 discoveries about Mars at 1,000 days

On Saturday, June 17, NASA’s MAVEN mission to Mars led by CU Boulder will hit a happy milestone: 1,000 days of orbiting the Red Planet.
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MAVEN findings reveal how Mars’ atmosphere was lost to space

MAVEN findings reveal how Mars' atmosphere was lost to space

Solar wind and radiation are responsible for stripping the Martian atmosphere, transforming Mars from a planet that could have supported life billions of years...
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NASA’s MAVEN mission scientists identify links in chain leading to Mars atmospheric loss

The observations reveal a new process by which the solar wind – an intense stream of hot, high-energy particles blowing off the sun at more than 1 million mph...
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NASA’S MAVEN spacecraft watches passing comet and its effects at Mars

NASA’s newest orbiter at Mars, MAVEN, took precautions to avoid harm from a dust-spewing comet that flew near Mars on Sunday and is studying the flyby’s...
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MAVEN spacecraft’s first look at Mars holds surprises, says CU-Boulder mission leader

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has provided scientists their first look at a storm of energetic solar particles at Mars and produced unprecedented ultraviolet images...
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With MAVEN now orbiting Mars, science mission set to begin

The spacecraft for a NASA mission to probe the climate history of Mars led by the University of Colorado Boulder slid seamlessly into orbit on Sunday, the last...
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MAVEN continues to Mars

The CU-Boulder-led mission to Mars, MAVEN, just hit its scheduled milestone and is continuing toward its target, the Red Planet. The spacecraft and all of its...
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MAVEN successfully launches from Florida

A $671 million NASA mission to Mars led by the University of Colorado Boulder thundered into the sky Monday from Cape Canaveral, Fla., the first step on its 10...
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Mars-bound MAVEN hailed in haiku

The spacecraft for NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, or MAVEN, mission recently arrived in Florida in anticipation of a November launch. The...
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Fueled with CU science, MAVEN ready for cross-country trip

The spacecraft recently was shown off at Jefferson County’s Lockheed Martin Space Systems, where representatives from that company, CU and NASA gathered for a...