When NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter lost contact just above the surface of Mars on January 18, 2024, it marked the end of a ...

When NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took flight on Mars in April 2021, it marked a historic moment in space exploration. This small, solar-powered rotorcraft became the first aircraft to achieve powered, ...

From Ingenuity's flights, it's clear that helicopters offer a new way to explore Mars. Planetary experts are already dreaming up ambitious missions, like a newly proposed Martian chopper-based concept ...

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter throws a shadow on the dusty surface on Aug. 2, 2023 when it was still operational as a flying machine. NASA’s history-making Ingenuity helicopter flew its last flight ...

The beloved Mars helicopter Ingenuity took its final flight in January, bringing its mission to an end after a historic three-year run. The helicopter was the first to fly on a planet other than Earth ...

Just like Harry Vanderspeigle (Alan Tudyk), the main character of SYFY's Resident Alien (streaming now on Peacock), the Mars Ingenuity helicopter has become stranded on an alien planet. It was never ...

Ingenuity, NASA's Mars helicopter was forced to end its mission after taking some critical damage in a landing, but the small helicopter will not be going gently into that good Martian night. NASA ...

Investigating an aircraft crash is no simple task here on Earth. Imagine how much more difficult it would be to diagnose a helicopter accident that took place 69 million miles away with none of the ...

It’s always good news when we hear about NASA’s “out-of-this-world” next steps toward building a replacement for Ingenuity, the small Mars helicopter-drone. With 72 flights over 1,004 days, Ingenuity ...

NASA’s rover has made a poignant discovery on Mars: the crushed remains of a helicopter that once soared through the planet’s thin atmosphere. This marks the end of a remarkable journey of 72 flights ...