NASA's Mars Rovers Left in Silence: The Sun's Interference and NASA's Decision

NASA has temporarily halted sending commands to its Mars-exploring robots due to a Mars solar conjunction, a two-week period when Earth and Mars are on opposite sides of the sun. This precaution is taken to avoid potential corruption of radio signals from Earth to the spacecraft. However, the robots will continue to perform some tasks during this time, such as monitoring surface conditions, weather, radiation, and studying the movement of sand. The Mars orbiters will also continue their observations. This is a routine occurrence, and most of the robots have experienced conjunctions before.