Mars

China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time in the latest advance for its space program

Mars mission team members are trying to figure out what happens next after a tiny experimental helicopter failed to get off the ground during its fourth attempt to fly over the Martian surface.

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, designed and built at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, flew faster and farther Sunday than in any tests it went through on Earth, officials said.

NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter rose from the dusty red surface into the thin air Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.

NASA landed its fifth rover on Mars Thursday after a nearly seven-month journey capped by a 12,000-mph blast through the Martian atmosphere and a gentle touchdown.

NASA successfully conducted the first controlled flight on another planet on Monday — its Mars helicopter Ingenuity flew a short flight above the red planet.

NASA launched a solar-powered helicopter on the surface of Mars Monday morning.

A pair of San Diego scientists not only helped plan the mission to Mars, they’re instrumental in running the rover’s cameras, reports NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia.

A milestone moment years in the making is coming up in April when a tiny helicopter is expected to launch from the Perseverance rover and take flight above the surface of Mars.

San Diego will make its mark on space this weekend when a piece of a local business’s technology will help power a tiny helicopter as it hovers over Mars.

San Diego’s own Qualcomm is known around the world and soon will be known in space since they developed a technology that will help Mars helicopter Ingenuity take flight on the red planet.

NBCLX is bringing you live coverage and expert analysis of the Mars Perseverance rover landing.

A milestone moment years in the making is coming up in April when a tiny helicopter is expected to launch from the Perseverance rover and take flight above the surface of Mars.

NASA’s newest Mars rover has hit the dusty red road, taking a spin for the first time this week

President Joe Biden on Thursday congratulated the NASA team responsible for last month’s successful landing of an unmanned rover on Mars for giving the country a “dose of confidence” at a moment when the nation’s reputation as a scientific leader has been tattered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Developed by NASA — largely at the Bay Area’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View — Ingenuity is a bit like a tourist, and it will soon fly above the Martian surface taking pictures. “The public will get an interesting perspective of flying on Mars,” said NASA Ames aerospace engineer Larry Young. Engineers will get to see if all that…

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The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has recorded the first audio clips captured on the surface of Mars, beaming back to Earth guttural sounds of wind gusting on the red planet. The first-of-its-kind audio was released Monday, along with extraordinary new video footage of the rover as it descended and landed last Thursday. The images are among the most sophisticated yet taken of Mars,...

Stunning video released Monday shows the high-stakes descent of the rover Perseverance from several angles as it streaks toward the surface of Mars before a gentle touchdown.