You can’t go to Mars (yet), but a new NASA 3D video of the Ingenuity helicopter’s dramatic third flight will make you feel like you’re there. To get the full effect, you’ll need some old-fashioned red and blue 3D glasses. The … Read More
We’ve already seen NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter fly on Mars — and now we can hear it, too. The whirring of Ingenuity’s fast-spinning rotors was captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover during the little chopper’s fourth Red Planet flight, which took place on April … Read More
On Sunday (April 25), NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured a photo of the agency’s Perseverance rover from the air, providing an unprecedented view of a robotic explorer on the surface of another world. “Oh hey, there I am! Never thought … Read More
NASA’s Mars helicopter has completed its third successful flight on the Martian surface. According to a NASA status update, the Ingenuity helicopter took to the skies again on Sunday. The agency said that Ingenuity was able to fly “faster and … Read More
It’s the “first instrument to produce oxygen on another world.” NASA’s Perseverance rover recently sucked up a small amount of carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere and converted it to oxygen using a toaster-sized scientific instrument. It’s a ground-breaking first … Read More
Mars’ aerial exploration has begun. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter took off on Mars early this morning (April 19), making history as the first powered flight on a planet other than Earth. The 4-pound (1.8 kilogram) chopper was set to lift off … Read More