Trending

Mars

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 

Latest Updates

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.

This image from NASA’s Perseverance rover shows the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter right after it successfully completed a high-speed spin-up test on April 16, 2021.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity is ready to make its first flight attempt Monday

By Doris Elin Urrutia

The big day is nearly here for the team behind NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, who've spent six years developing the first aircraft to fly on the Red Planet.

NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity, seen here in a close-up view from the Perseverance rover, will attempt its first flight on April 19, 2021.

NASA may attempt 1st Mars helicopter flight on Monday

By Tariq Malik

The first helicopter on Mars is once again ready to attempt an historic flight on another world.

NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity is seen on the surface of the Red Planet by the perseverance rover on April 5, 2021.

How to watch the Mars helicopter Ingenuity's first flight online

By Elizabeth Howell

The first helicopter is expected to attempt the first-ever flight on Mars on Monday (April 19), with NASA unveiling the results a day later, and you can follow it all online.

An image of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter captured on April 16, 2021, by the Mars Perseverance rover's Left Mastcam-Z camera.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces troublesome spin test

By Meghan Bartels

NASA's experimental Mars helicopter Ingenuity nailed a crucial spin test after the first try ended abruptly, delaying the chopper's groundbreaking flight attempt.

A mosaic released by the Perseverance rover's Twitter account shows rocks located at the robot's overlook site.

As NASA troubleshoots its Mars helicopter, Perseverance rover keeps busy

By Elizabeth Howell

The Ingenuity helicopter's first flight on Mars has been delayed, but NASA's Red Planet teams are staying busy with the larger Perseverance mission.

Blue dunes on the surface of Mars.

Weird 'blue' dunes speckle the surface of Mars in NASA photo

By Chelsea Gohd

What might look like a scene from a science fiction film is actually a real-life image of dunes speckling the surface of Mars.

NASA's Curiosity rover exploring Mount Sharp inside the vast Gale Crater on Mars has found evidence that the planet did not lose its water all at once.

The water on Mars didn't run dry all at once, study finds

By Charles Q. Choi

Mars did not dry up all at once, but fluctuated between dry spells and wetter times, a new study finds.

NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity is seen on the surface of the Red Planet by the perseverance rover on April 5, 2021.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity won't fly until next week at the earliest

By Mike Wall

The team will modify and reinstall Ingenuity's flight-control software.

Students can create an Ingenuity helicopter video game with NASA's new learning guide.

Teach your kids to code a Mars helicopter game with this NASA guide

By Samantha Mathewson

NASA has shared a new learning guide for students to create their own video game to explore Mars with a helicopter like Ingenuity, which is expected to make its debut flight this week.

NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity is seen by the Perseverance rover after unlocking its rotor blades on April 7, 2021.

NASA delays Mars helicopter Ingenuity's 1st flight to April 14

By Meghan Bartels

NASA has delayed the first flight of its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after the vehicle's last test ended earlier than planned.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter does a slow spin test of its blades on April 8, 2021, the 48th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. This image was captured by the Mastcam-Z on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover.

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity is about to make history in the skies of another world

By Chelsea Gohd

NASA is about to make history on the Red Planet with the first controlled, helicopter flight on another world.

Artist's illustration of NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flying on the Red Planet.

How NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity can fly on the Red Planet

By Mike Wall

Flying on Mars is far from a breeze, but NASA is confident that its little helicopter is up to the challenge.

NASA shows you how to build your own paper version of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter.

Make your own Mars helicopter Ingenuity out of paper with this NASA guide!

By Samantha Mathewson

NASA is preparing to fly its Mars helicopter Ingenuity on the Red Planet for the first time, and students can join in the excitement by building paper versions of the craft at home.