A space helicopter is speeding toward Mars, tucked in the belly of NASA's new Perseverance rover. Perseverance will be NASA's fifth rover to Mars, but its miniature-helicopter stowaway — called ...

Although the helicopter, aptly named Ingenuity, is only a technology demonstrator, and flight operations will occupy but a small fraction of the time Mars 2020 is devoting to its science missions ...

Seen as showing promising potential in future Mars science work, the UAV can take off at any time, traverse obstacles, and ...

A small Mars-copter confirmed that flight on other planets is possible. But before it could be deployed, Ingenuity had to travel around 480 million kilometers just to reach its mission site.

Experts weigh in on whether President Donald Trump’s lofty goal of sending humans to Mars and back is feasible during his second term.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter commanded our attention when it captured 'otherworldly' photos of a curious wreckage on the ...

Scientists have discovered kaolinite mineral on Mars, providing new evidence that the planet was once warm and wet.

Much like Ingenuity on Mars, the Micro Nova Hopper will act as a scout for lunar explorations. It will also descend into a crater on the moon.

The helicopter-like device will act in a similar way as Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter. The Micro Nova Hopper will act as a scout and provide insights from hard-to-reach places on the lunar surface.