When NASA's Mars Perseverance rover touches down on the red planet on Thursday, it will arrive with a lot of precious cargo. Among the brand new technology is a drone that is set to be the first ever ...

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter was never supposed to last this long. NASA engineers built and tested the first self-powered aircraft to fly on another planet to answer a simple question: Could the ...

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s shadow seen on the surface of Mars and captured by its own down-facing camera during its second test flight on April 22. NASA / JPL-Caltech Last week, NASA announced it ...

A new world of flight opportunities just opened up. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The aerial exploration of Mars has begun.

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is about to do what no other craft has done before: attempt the first powered flight on another planet. The small helicopter will lift about three meters from Martian soil, ...

The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its historic flight on Mars and safely landed back on the surface, according to NASA. The first powered, controlled flight on another planet took ...

Ingenuity releases its first aerial photos of its shadow cast across the Séítah terrain during its ninth flight. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s helicopter Ingenuity just completed its ninth test flight on ...

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has survived its riskiest maneuver yet: landing in a new spot on Mars. Since April 19, Ingenuity has completed four increasingly daring flights. But its fifth aerial ...

NASA is back in contact with its beloved helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, two days after a communication blackout. Communications broke down on Thursday, when the little autonomous rotorcraft was sent ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Update for April 10: NASA has delayed the first flight of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars until ...

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has been zipping over Martian terrain since April. Recent journeys have taken the chopper farther south over more treacherous landscape. One map shows where Ingenuity has ...

Ingenuity, the 4-pound helicopter that hitched a ride to Mars on Perseverance, continues to impress us here on Earth. Not only did the solar-powered helicopter overcome massive barriers to succeed in ...