To develop more robust next-generation aerial explorers, NASA's Mars Exploration program is turning to drones.

Mars Ingenuity helicopter's 59th flight was captured by the Perseverance rover's Left Mastcam-Z camera. Credit: Credit: Space ...

After reaching Mars with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter proved a huge success as it ...

NASA has sent over three drones for a test in California's Death Valley, and it aims to solve the issues of Ingenuity for a ...

When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like ...

NASA is stress-testing new Mars exploration tech in Earth's harshest deserts, revealing surprising insights into how future ...

NASA is testing next-generation Mars drone tech in a place a lot like the Red Planet - California’s Mojave Desert in Death ...

NASA funds new software to enhance drone navigation over featureless Martian terrain. This initiative supports autonomous ...

In 2020, NASA launched the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter as part of its Mars 2020 mission, hitching the small rotorcraft aboard the Perseverance rover. The craft touched down on Mars' Jezero Crater on 18 ...

NASA confirmed Monday that its experimental helicopter, Ingenuity, flew successfully on Mars for the first time. It marked NASA's first-ever powered, controlled flight on another planet. The little ...