NASA's Perseverance rover just caught another glimpse of its pioneering robotic cousin. The car-sized Perseverance snapped a photo recently of the Ingenuity helicopter as the 4-pound (1.8 ...

NASA's tiny Ingenuity helicopter now has 40 off-Earth flights under its belt. The 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) Ingenuity lifted off yet again on Thursday (Jan. 19), staying aloft for nearly 92 seconds ...

An curved arrow pointing right. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Håvard Grip, who is the chief pilot for the Ingenuity Mars helicopter at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

NASA's Perseverance rover isn't alone in the Jezero Crater on Mars. Its overachieving companion, the Ingenuity helicopter, is still taking to the air. Percy's an avid photographer, but it hasn't ...

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has been on Mars for almost two years and the high-tech contraption is still in good enough shape to get airborne. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the NASA unit ...

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity has made its third flight of the year, which also marks its 40th flight since it landed in the Jezero crater along with the Perseverance rover in February 2021.

NASA's tiny Ingenuity helicopter flew for the 40th time on Mars Thursday (Jan. 19), covering about 584 feet (178 meters) of ground during a 92-second sortie.