The Ingenuity autonomous helicopter surpassed all expectations to fly dozens of missions over several years on the Red Planet, only stopping this year when an accident damaged one of its rotors ...

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, designed initially for ... amount of engineering understanding” for future Mars missions. The discovery of debris on Mars serves as a stark reminder of the hidden ...

NASA has announced the next steps for its beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission, the ambitious plans to retrieve multiple samples collected on the Red Planet, so they can be analyzed by more ...

In 2019, Curiosity detected the largest amount of methane ever found on Mars. Two satellites were observing the area simultaneously, so it may be possible to confirm the discovery with independent ...

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, the first to fly on another planet, crashed on Mars after 72 successful flights. A software glitch during its final flight in January 2024 led to an uncontrolled descent.

Furthermore, future Mars missions will likely include a similar helicopter, possibly outfitted ... along with the 'leopard spots' that make this discovery so important. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS ...

The same day, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter had lost a blade, ending its mission. Ingenuity was the only mission to have ever successfully flown on another planet. It completed 72 flights.