The Ingenuity helicopter proved it could fly on Mars. Now it has loftier goals. Having passed all its original engineering tests, the tiny spacecraft will now begin a new job, supporting the ...

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 ...

Helicopters on Mars may sound like something from a science fiction novel — or perhaps just a typical "Doctor Who" episode. But actually, they're not fully confined to the world of sci-fi; after all, ...

Ingenuity is traveling south to keep up with the Perseverance rover. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's experimental Mars ...

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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, ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

On a flat, barren expanse of Martian real estate, a tiny helicopter is poised to make aviation history. NASA's experimental Mars helicopter, known as Ingenuity, is scheduled to take its ...