NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft was in excellent shape when it disappeared behind Mars on December 6 of last year. The routine passage, called an occultation, was supposed to last less than an hour, but ...

After six months of radio silence, NASA’s Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The ...

NASA has officially lost a decade-old Mars orbiter that performed vital scientific and communications work at the Red Planet. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, which launched ...

During the first 24 hours of the war in Iran, the United States used Maven Smart System (MSS) to help strike more than 1,000 targets, a tenfold increase over what was possible in the pre-MSS era.

The big picture: The Secure Boot certificates Microsoft originally issued in 2011 for Windows devices are set to expire next month. The company is currently rolling out new Secure Boot keys to ...

A major change is coming to Windows that neither individual users nor IT admins can ignore. Here’s how to prepare. Microsoft is preparing to make a significant change to the Secure Boot system in ...

Microsoft Secure Boot certificates from 2011 begin expiring in June 2026. Here’s how to check whether your Windows PC has the 2023 update. A hidden Windows security deadline is creeping toward ...

Spring-loaded plungers use a spring and a plunger (or ball tip) to exert a precise and repeatable force. They are a better option than having engineers cobble together an assembly that uses a simple, ...

In “Project Maven,” Katrina Manson shows us how close we are to artificial intelligence picking targets and dropping bombs without human input. By Fred Kaplan Fred Kaplan, Slate’s War Stories ...

PCWorld explains how Windows 11’s April update now automatically notifies users about Secure Boot certificate status, eliminating manual PowerShell checks. Microsoft’s current Secure Boot certificates ...

A U.S. Army officer looks at the interface of the Maven Smart System during a training session. Maven was designed to process vast amounts of data from weather to troop locations. Credit: U.S. Army ...