NASA has officially declared its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft dead after it fell silent six months ago. Launched in 2013, the orbiter spent over a decade studying Mars' atmosphere and has been instrumental in relaying data from the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers. The spacecraft mysteriously went silent in early December following a pass behind Mars, with data suggesting it entered a rapid spin that depleted its batteries and disrupted its orbit. A NASA review board has deemed the spacecraft unrecoverable, though an investigation into the cause of the malfunction is ongoing. MAVEN's mission included significant contributions to understanding Martian weather, observing an interstellar comet, and advancing knowledge of the planet's atmospheric evolution.