NASA has officially declared the MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) mission over after losing contact with the spacecraft six months ago. The orbiter, which was launched on November 18, 2013, was initially intended to operate for just one year but exceeded expectations by providing over a decade of valuable data on the Martian atmosphere. MAVEN's mission included studying how solar wind erodes the atmosphere and discovering processes such as 'sputtering,' which has implications for understanding atmospheric dynamics on other planets. Despite efforts to reestablish communication after MAVEN's signal was lost on December 6, 2025, all attempts were unsuccessful. An anomaly review board has been established to investigate the cause of the loss of contact, with early telemetry analysis indicating the spacecraft was rotating at 2.7 revolutions per minute, likely preventing normal communications and power generation. MAVEN is expected to remain in orbit around Mars for the next 50 to 100 years, but no further attempts will be made to regain contact.