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SCIENCE April 22, 2021

NASA's Mars rover extracts first oxygen; Ingenuity helicopter completes second flight

Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) made major strides on the surface of Mars this week. 

SCIENCE April 20, 2021

Ingenuity has flown on Mars; what's next in NASA's Perseverance mission?

Now that NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed its first test flight on the red planet, members of the agency's Southern California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for the next stages of their mission.

NASA April 19, 2021

NASA Ingenuity Mars helicopter makes history with first powered, controlled flight on another planet

NASA has made history Monday with its Ingenuity Mars helicopter completing the first-ever powered, controlled flight on another planet.

SCIENCE April 13, 2021

NASA says it will set a new Ingenuity flight date next week, software update needed on Mars helicopter

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said Monday night that its Ingenuity Mars helicopter was in need of a software update and that a new date for its historic flight would be announced next week.

SCIENCE April 10, 2021

NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity's historic flight delayed

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is scheduled to lift off no sooner than April 14 in the first-ever attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet, a delay from its initial planned launch date.

Mars April 9, 2021

Mars Perseverance rover takes a selfie with Ingenuity helicopter ahead of historic flight

To the delight of social media users, NASA's Perseverance rover used a camera on the end of its robotic arm to snap a selfie with the Mars Ingenuity helicopter this week ahead of its historic flight mission.

SCIENCE April 8, 2021

Mars 'rainbow' actually lens flare, NASA says

NASA has debunked speculation over an image from Mars that appeared to show what many believed to be a "rainbow" or "dustbow."

SCIENCE April 7, 2021

NASA gets first weather report from Mars rover landing site

Engineers at NASA have received the first weather report from Mars' Jezero Crater, where the agency's Perseverance rover landed in February.

SCIENCE April 6, 2021

SpaceX determines cause of Starship SN11 prototype crash

SpaceX founder Elon Musk explained why the Starship prototype SN11 went up in flames last week.

SCIENCE April 6, 2021

NASA Mars helicopter survives cold Martian night in first step of historic endeavor

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has cleared its initial hurdle before the first-ever attempt at powered and controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.

SCIENCE April 5, 2021

Mysterious rumblings from inside of Mars detected by NASA lander

The space agency's scientists believe the seismic events are caused by a sudden release of energy from the planet's interior.