MAVEN : Science World Report

Oct 20, 2016 06:28 AM EDT

NASA’s MAVEN Mission: Mars Water Does Not Escape Gently Into Space, What Does It Imply?

NASA’s MAVEN Mission has recently noticed ups and downs in the water escaping from Mars into space.

Nov 05, 2015 04:14 PM EST

Sun Stripped Away Mars' Ancient Atmosphere with Powerful Solar Wind

NASA may have discovered what happened to Mars' atmosphere. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has found that solar wind stripped the planet's atmosphere clean.

Sep 04, 2015 09:47 AM EDT

Mars' Early Atmosphere, Scientists Have Debunked One Theory

Scientists are edging ever closer to discovering what transformed Mars from a water-rich planet to the arid desert that it is today.

Jun 23, 2015 09:36 AM EDT

Mars May Have a Mohawk: Red Planet Has Rock Star Particle Hairstyle

Mars may be sporting a "hairstyle" that's sure to make other planets jealous. NASA's MAVEN spacecraft has discovered that the Red Planet sports a "Mohawk" of escaping atmospheric particles at its poles.

Feb 20, 2015 08:27 AM EST

NASA's MAVEN Dips Toward Mars to Study the Planet's Atmosphere

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has officially completed the first of five deep-dip maneuvers designed to gather measurements closer to the lower end of the Martian upper atmosphere.

Dec 16, 2014 10:37 AM EST

NASA's Mars MAVEN Mission Spots Link in Planet's Atmosphere Loss

These days, Mars doesn't have much in the way of an atmosphere. And yet it did in its ancient past. Now, NASA's newest Mars orbiter, MAVEN, has discovered key features about the loss of the planet's atmosphere to space over time.

Nov 10, 2014 06:49 AM EST

Comet Siding Spring's Close Flyby Caused a Meteor Storm on Mars

When Comet Siding Spring brushed past Mars, scientists captured data using NASA's MAVEN mission. Now, researchers have found that the comet was actually the cause of an intense meteor shower and added a new layer of ions, or charged particles to the ionosphere.

Oct 15, 2014 08:20 AM EDT