The Ingenuity helicopter from the Mars 2020 mission far exceeded its original mission of simply demonstrating controlled ...

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 ...

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity recently completed a pair of flights. See the first imagery from flight 33 and a time-lapse ...

It was a scary 48 hours for the team overseeing NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter. The flying drone dropped out of contact during a flight on Jan. 18, and it remained offline for two days, raising ...

NASA has released a video taken by the Perseverance rover on Mars that shows its companion, the helicopter Ingenuity, in flight. Ingenuity performed a short flight into the air and back down to the ...

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The tiny helicopter Ingenuity is continuing to explore Mars, gearing up for its 47th flight. That’s a pretty stunning achievement, considering it was originally designed to perform just five flights ...

When NASA's Mars Perseverance rover touches down on the red planet on Thursday, it will arrive with a lot of precious cargo. Among the brand new technology is a drone that is set to be the first ever ...

A two-year study will provide insights into how soldiers can be trained to demonstrate ingenuity in high-stakes, ...