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NASA retires Ingenuity, the little helicopter that made history on Mars

Seventy-two flights later, the small-but-mighty helicopter's time has come to an end after it was damaged during a test flight last week.

Ingenuity Mars helicopter ends flying missions after rotor damage

Ingenuity Mars helicopter ends flying missions after rotor damage

Learn about the Ingenuity Mars helicopter's final mission as NASA announces its retirement. Discover the impressive achievements and unexpected longevity o...

'It's sort of been invincible until this moment:' Mars helicopter Ingenuity pilot says 'bland' terrain may have doomed NASA chopper

'It's sort of been invincible until this moment:' Mars helicopter Ingenuity pilot says 'bland' terrain may have doomed NASA chopper

Flat, featureless terrain likely caused the accident that has permanently grounded NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, mission team members say.

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NASA's little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight

NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has completed its final flight due to rotor blade damage, ending its successful mission.

NASA's historic Ingenuity helicopter ends its 3-year Mars mission, suffering rotor damage on 72nd flight

NASA's Ingeunity helicopter has finally ended its three-year mission on Mars after sustaining irreparable rotor damage on its 72nd flight over the Red Planet. It was only designed to fly five times.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown its last flight after suffering rotor damage

Ingenuity, the first robot to ever fly on Mars, suffered rotor-blade damage during its most recent hop and can no longer fly, NASA announced today (Jan. 25).

On China's space station, scientists will study some of Earth's earliest organisms

A Chinese spacecraft has delivered an experiment to the nation's space station that will test whether life can survive a cosmic environment.

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Could space salad jeopardize a mission to Mars?

Could space salad jeopardize a mission to Mars?

Salad may not be the healthiest meal for astronauts as scientists discover lettuce flesh can be easily plagued with disease-causing pathogenic bacteria and fungi on the ISS.

A shallow lake in Canada could reveal how life on Earth began

A shallow lake in Canada could reveal how life on Earth began

A shallow soda lake in Canada could resemble Darwin's 'warm little ponds' found on the primordial Earth that had the right chemistry for life to get started.

Happy 20th, Spirit and Opportunity! How the Mars rovers expanded our horizons

Happy 20th, Spirit and Opportunity! How the Mars rovers expanded our horizons

Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars 20 years ago this month, kicking off a surface mission that reshaped our understanding of the Red Planet.

After Star Trek Symbol Was Spotted By NASA's Mars Rover, I'm Getting Serious Strange New Worlds Vibes

After Star Trek Symbol Was Spotted By NASA's Mars Rover, I'm Getting Serious Strange New Worlds Vibes

An iconic Star Trek symbol was spotted on Mars, and now, I'm getting some serious Strange New Worlds vibes.

It's been a 'wild' ride for the comet sampled by NASA's Stardust mission

It's been a 'wild' ride for the comet sampled by NASA's Stardust mission

Comet Wild 2 formed 4.5 billion years ago and is a relic of the birth of the solar system. In 2006, NASA brought pieces of it down to Earth.

NASA restores contact with Mars helicopter Ingenuity after communications dropout on latest flight

NASA restores contact with Mars helicopter Ingenuity after communications dropout on latest flight

Last week, NASA lost contact with Ingenuity. But, don't worry, the agency appears to have regained communication with the beloved helicopter exploring Mars.

First full moon of 2024, the

First full moon of 2024, the

Discover the celestial highlights of the week ahead, including the Wolf Moon rising, a moon and stars triangle, and a conjunction of Venus, Mercury, and Mars.

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Wild Mars plane concept could seek water from high in the Red Planet's atmosphere

As the Mars Ingenuity helicopter continues to soar, an early-stage Red Planet craft is in the works. The first fixed-wing plane on Mars would seek water — and perhaps life.

If life exists on Mars, don't count on sample-return missions to find it, scientists say

While ambitious plans to return Red Planet samples to Earth are in development, some scientists argue that we should instead find ways to analyze Mars samples on the planet itself.

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NASA Regains Contact With Mini-helicopter On Mars

NASA has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said Saturday, after an unexpected outage prompted fears that the hard-working craft had finally met its end.

NASA finds Ingenuity after losing contact with the Mars helicopter

The helicopter had stopped communicating with the Perseverance rover during a test flight. Trouble for the overachieving rotorcraft threatened to cut short its otherworldly flight exploration.

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I went on a Grand Day Out and attended a VR Blackpink concert: my favorite Meta Quest 3 games and apps of January 2024

In January 2024, I went to Mars with Wallace and Gromit, kicked-ass in Bulletstorm VR, and attended a Blackpink concert.

Water ice deposits discovered near equator on Mars' surface

Discover the latest findings on Mars: buried water ice deposits near the equator, potential resource for future missions, and insights into Mars' climate h...

Stop fixating on that promotion, says Mars executive

Stop worrying about job titles, one of Mars’ most senior executives Shaid Shah advises aspirational workers.

NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter

NASA lost contact with its Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Thursday (Jan. 18), toward the end of the little rotorcraft's 72nd Red Planet flight.

Water ice buried at Mars' equator is over 2 miles thick

The Mars Express orbiter has detected enough water ice buried beneath the Red Planet's equator to cover the entire planet in a shallow ocean if melted.

'If it had had a payload, it would have made it to orbit.' Elon Musk reveals cause of Starship explosion (video)

SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket blew up about eight minutes into its second-ever test flight last fall because the launch team vented its liquid oxygen, Elon Musk said.

5 Earth-like worlds may lurk in the outer reaches of the solar system, simulations suggest

The young sun may have captured several Mars- or Mercury-size exoplanets that now orbit in the outer reaches of the solar system, but identifying them will be extremely challenging.

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