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 ...

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 ...

When communication was reestablished the next day, NASA made the heartbreaking discovery that its Mars helicopter would not be able to fly again after an image revealed damage to its blades.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, is now the first drone to fly on a parade float — in the form of a flower-covered replica.

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 ...

Although the helicopter, aptly named Ingenuity, is only a technology demonstrator, and flight operations will occupy but a small fraction of the time Mars 2020 is devoting to its science missions ...

NASA has performed a rigorous technical analysis of the Ingenuity helicopter’s final flight on Mars. The experimental rotorcraft was the first to achieve powered flight on another celestial body.

In the wake of NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter’s discovery of human wreckage across Mars, scientists also note that it’s an opportunity to think about the environmental impact humans have on other planets ...

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 ...

Credit: La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, is now the first drone to fly on a ...