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Mars, the Red Planet, is the fourth planet from the sun.

Related Topics: Curiosity Mars Rover Mission, ExoMars, India Mars Orbiter Mission, Mars Rover Opportunity, Maven Mars Mission 

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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes its third flight on the Red Planet in this zoomed-in view of a photo from the Perseverance rover taken on April 25, 2021.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity will attempt its boldest flight yet today

By Tariq Malik

After three successful test flights, NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is ready to push the envelope in the skies of the Red Planet.

Elon Musk warned of the dangers of crewed Mars exploration in an April 22, 2021 interview.

Elon Musk reminds us all that 'a bunch of people will probably die' going to Mars

By Chelsea Gohd

This isn't the first time that the tech billionaire has mentioned the likely demise of future Mars-bound astronauts.

This zoomed-in view from NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity shows the Perseverance rover and its tracks from the air on April 25, 2021. (This photo has been cropped so that the rover is more clearly visible.)

Mars helicopter Ingenuity spots Perseverance rover from the air (photo)

By Mike Wall

We've never seen a Mars rover from this vantage point before.

Artist's impression of a primitive ocean on Mars, which may have had more water than the Arctic Ocean on Earth. (Most of that water was later lost to space.)

Mystery solved? Heat-trapping clouds may explain ancient Mars' rivers and lakes

By Mike Wall

Cloudy skies may have allowed water to flow on Mars long ago.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes its third flight on the Red Planet in this photo from the Perseverance rover taken on April 25, 2021.

See amazing video of Mars helicopter Ingenuity's boundary-stretching 3rd flight

By Mike Wall

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity broke new ground during its latest Red Planet flight, as video of the sortie shows.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes its third flight on the Red Planet in this zoomed-in view of a photo from the Perseverance rover taken on April 25, 2021.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity goes long distance in 3rd flight on Red Planet

By Mike Wall

Ingenuity aced its third-ever Martian flight early this morning (April 25), adding to its already impressive resume.

Artist's illustration of China's Tianwen-1 Mars rover, which has been named "Zhurong," on the Red Planet. Zhurong is expected to land in mid-May 2021.

Meet 'Zhurong': China names Tianwen-1 Mars rover ahead of mid-May landing attempt

By Andrew Jones

China has named its first-ever Mars rover "Zhurong" after an ancient fire god ahead of a landing attempt on the Red Planet in May.

This photo, snapped on April 22, 2021 by NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, shows tracks made by the Perseverance rover on Jezero Crater's floor. “This is the first color image of the Martian surface taken by an aerial vehicle while it was aloft,” NASA officials wrote.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity snaps epic photo of rover tracks, will attempt 3rd flight Sunday

By Mike Wall

NASA's history-making Mars helicopter Ingenuity will make its third Red Planet flight this weekend, if all goes according to plan.

President Joe Biden examines a model of NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, which on April 19 became the first aircraft to perform a powered, controlled flight on a world beyond Earth.

President Biden congratulates Mars helicopter Ingenuity team for historic 1st flight

By Elizabeth Howell

President Joe Biden tweeted his support for the Ingenuity team after the little helicopter's record-setting Mars flight on Monday (April 19).

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity flies on the Red Planet for the second time ever, on April 22, 2021. This image was captured by the Mastcam-Z camera system aboard NASA's Perseverance rover.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity flies higher and longer on Red Planet in 2nd flight

By Mike Wall

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took to the skies above Mars' Jezero Crater again early this morning (April 22), just three days after making history with its first Red Planet flight.

An image captured by the Ingenuity Mars helicopter shows the vehicle's shadow on the surface of the Red Planet.

So a helicopter flew on Mars for the first time. A space physicist explains why that's such a big deal

By Gail Iles

It marks a milestone in the story of human space exploration.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is seen during its first flight on Mars on April 19, 2021, in this view from the Perseverance rover's Navigation Camera, or Navcam.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity will attempt its 2nd flight Thursday

By Hanneke Weitering

The Mars helicopter will attempt its second flight above the Red Planet on Thursday (April 22) at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 GMT).

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter, seen here about 13 feet (3.9 meters) from the rover. on April 6, 2021.

NASA's Perseverance rover makes oxygen on Mars for 1st time

By Mike Wall

NASA's Perseverance rover just notched another first on Mars, one that may help pave the way for its human overlords to explore the Red Planet someday.

An enhanced image captured by the Perseverance rover shows the dust kicked up by the Ingenuity helicopter's blades during its first flight on Mars on April 19, 2021.

Watch NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity kick up dust on its 1st flight (video)

By Meghan Bartels

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity really kicked up some dust during its historic first flight on the Red Planet, which took place on Monday (April 19).

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, as photographed by the Perseverance rover on April 19, 2021 — the day Ingenuity made the first-ever powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on a world beyond Earth.

More Mars helicopters? NASA is already thinking about Ingenuity's successors

By Mike Wall

NASA is already working to map out the bright exploration future opened up by its little Mars helicopter.

A colored topographical map of the southern highlands Martian basins from the Brown University study. The raised ridges are colored dark yellow and the low-lying areas where water pooled are colored in white.

Strange crater suggests ancient Mars may have been frigid with occasional snowmelt

By Doris Elin Urrutia

Mars' ancient history is interesting to scientists because if the arid planet was once warm and wet, it may have been habitable to life.

This still image from NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars shows the Mars Helicopter Ingenuity hovering above the Martian surface during its historic first flight on April 19, 2021.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter aced an 'absolutely beautiful flight' on Mars. Here's the video.

By Mike Wall

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity just made aviation history, and its robotic buddy caught the whole thing on video.

An image captured by the Ingenuity Mars helicopter shows the vehicle's shadow on the surface of the Red Planet.

Arnold Schwarzenegger tells NASA to 'Get to the choppa!' for 1st Mars helicopter flight

By Chelsea Gohd

Arnold Schwarzenegger had some important words for NASA ahead of the historic first flight of the agency's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity.

An image captured by the Ingenuity Mars helicopter shows the vehicle's shadow on the surface of the Red Planet.

Behold! NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity snaps stunning photo from its 1st flight.

By Meghan Bartels

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has made its historic first Red Planet flight — and the photos are unbelievable.

An image captured by the Ingenuity Mars helicopter shows the vehicle's shadow on the surface of the Red Planet.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity takes off on historic 1st powered flight on another world

By Mike Wall

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter lifted off on the Red Planet early this morning (April 19), performing the first-ever powered flight on a world beyond Earth.