NASA Officially Ends the MAVEN Mission Months After Losing Contact With the Mars Orbiter
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Key insight: <p>The agency last heard from the spacecraft on December 6
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NASA Officially Ends the MAVEN Mission Months After Losing Contact With the Mars Orbiter

The agency last heard from the spacecraft on December 6. Recovered fragmentary data suggest that MAVEN was spinning unexpectedly, hinting at a change in its trajectory and draining its batteries

NASA declares end to MAVEN Mars mission
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<p>NASA has formally ended a Mars mission that has been out of contact for six months while the
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NASA declares end to MAVEN Mars mission

NASA has formally ended a Mars mission that has been out of contact for six months while the investigation into the spacecraft’s demise continues. The post NASA declares end to MAVEN Mars mission appe...

Bat in Haldimand-Norfolk tests positive for rabies, public health says
A bat in the Haldimand-Norfolk region has been found to be positive for rabies — prompting a warning from Grand Erie Public Health for residents to avoid contact with bats and other wild animals.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/rabies-bat-haldimand-norfolk-positive-9.7222004?cmp=rss
Canadians yet to complete census can expect phone calls, in-person visits
According to a Statistics Canada press release, 'census enumerators will begin contacting households from which a completed questionnaire has not yet been received.'
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11887156/canada-census-2026-follow-up/
N.W.T. gov't should contact residents affected by lead in schools, MLA says
As testing continues to uncover elevated lead levels in school drinking water across the N.W.T., one MLA is calling for the government to reach out directly to residents who may have been affected.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-gov-t-should-contact-residents-affected-by-lead-in-schools-mla-says-9.7214533?cmp=rss
How chasing rats in tubes gives dogs the thrill of the hunt without the kill
Rat sports are a form of play founded on a dog’s urge to hunt, without coming into physical contact with any rats.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/rat-sports-dogs-mineville-9.7189529?cmp=rss

Source:

Carl Sagan & Schklovski: Intelligent Life in the Universe (1968), one of the sources for my podcast First Contact, which had a staggering 10 views in 2 days on Youtube, the other being Take Me to Your Leader by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2026).

https://youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

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First Contact

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6. If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life by Stephen Web, 2002 (Expanded Edition 2015)

A thrillingly comprehensive, highly readable deep-dive into the Fermi Paradox that provides 75 distinct, clever answers to why we haven't officially met extraterrestrials yet—ranging from the mundane to the utterly terrifying.

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