Nearly a year after NASA's Ingenuity helicopter crash landed on Mars following an extended, remarkably successful mission, engineers have determined the most likely culprit: Flight over sand ...

Almost one year ago, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter performed its final flight on Mars. The drone was designed only as a technology demonstration, but its incredible success has made aerial ...

Ingenuity may be down, but it's not out. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) gave an update on the downed Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Wednesday (Dec. 11) during the 2024 Annual ...

NASA built the Ingenuity helicopter for a quick jaunt around Mars. However, the aircraft was unexpectedly sturdy, completing an incredible 72 flights before its mission came to an end following a ...

Here’s how it works. But after conducting the "first aircraft investigation on another world," Ingenuity's mission managers at JPL say the helicopter could have a second life on the Red Planet.

NASA has unveiled the successor of its highly successful Ingenuity helicopter that roamed over the surface of Mars for over three years after landing there alongside the Perseverance Rover in 2020.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, right, stands near the apex of a sand ripple in an image taken by Perseverance on Feb. 24, 2024, about five weeks after the rotorcraft’s final flight.

Months after NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter crash-landed into the dusty surface of Mars, scientists have finally figured out what went wrong. Ingenuity was the first aircraft to ever fly on ...

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.

It’s been nearly a year since the record-breaking Ingenuity helicopter broke a blade, ending the airborne ventures of the first powered, controlled aircraft to take flight on another planet.

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, a marvel of engineering, faced an unexpected crash on Mars, raising questions about its operations. The incident, explained during a recent briefing, highlighted the ...