A space helicopter is speeding toward Mars, tucked in the belly of NASA's new Perseverance rover. Perseverance will be NASA's fifth rover to Mars, but its miniature-helicopter stowaway — called ...

But before it could be deployed, Ingenuity had to travel around 480 million kilometers just to reach its mission site.

Thanks to the invaluable data gathered from Ingenuity’s flights, the next generation of Mars helicopters will be even more capable. Future vehicles will carry scientific payloads, cover greater ...

Engineers working on NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter assembled for one last time in a control room at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Tuesday, April 16 ...

When NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts its first test flight on the Red Planet, the agency's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will be close by, as seen in this artist's concept. NASA MARCI ...

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Dr. Lee is undoubtedly one of those fans, as one of his roles is as the Founder of the Mars Institute, a non-profit dedicated ...

A NASA helicopter recently captured a surreal image of what looks like an otherworldly crash site on Mars, raising intrigue about what—or who—might have left it behind. As the first powered ...

Scientists from NASA, analyzing rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover, have discovered the largest organic molecules ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for Mars exploration, inspired by NASA's successful Ingenuity quadcopter. The UAV, equipped with the ...