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 ...

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 ...

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

Fluid-rock interactions on ancient Mars may have produced abundant magnetic minerals that preserved unusually intense records ...

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

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

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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.