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NASA’s Mars orbiter hits historic 100,000-image mark thanks to its HiRISE camera

NASA was quite excited for this milestone and wasted no time in posting it along with a selection of other Mars images ...

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snaps 100,000th image

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) officially went into service above the Red Planet in November 2006. The spacecraft ...
The Debrief

NASA Says an “Anomaly” Has Led to Sudden Signal Loss with One of Its Spacecraft Orbiting Mars

This week, NASA revealed that one of its spacecraft currently in orbit around Mars has inexplicably lost signal due to an "anomaly." ...
Ars Technica

NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one

NASA has lost contact with one of its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars orbiter is perilously close to running out of fuel, and the third mission ...