The Perseverance rover has confirmed the long-suspected phenomenon of electrical discharges — sparks — and mini-sonic booms in dust devils on Mars. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-rover-detects-electric-sparks-in-mars-dust-devils-storms/ | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, abruptly stopped communicating with ground stations on Dec. 6. NASA said this week that it was working fine before it went behind the red planet. When it reappeared, there was only silence. | CBS News