NASA's MAVEN detected a unique solar event that drastically affected Mars' atmosphere, offering vital insights into the planet's interaction with solar phenomena. In December 2022, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission observed the dramatic and unexpected “disappearance” o
On Christmas Day last year, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft observed something entirely unexpected and exceedingly rare while orbiting Mars. It observed the almost complete "disappearance" of solar wind, the steady trickle of charged particles coming from the Sun, in the wake of a powerful solar event, according to NASA. The sudden lack of pressure from […]