NASA thinks it’s figured out why the Mars helicopter crashed
Relying on remote data, including photographs taken after the flight, the investigators believe that “navigation errors created high horizontal velocities at touchdown,” which most likely resulted in Ingenuity experiencing a “hard impact on the sand ripple’s slope,” causing it to pitch and roll.
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Crash: Why did the Mars Accident Happen?
"When running an accident investigation from 100 million miles away, you don't have any black boxes!" NASA's Håvard Grip said.
A NASA rover just conquered a treacherous climb on Mars
The Perseverance rover has reached the top of the Jezero Crater rim on Mars, a hike that rose 1,640 feet — higher than the Empire State Building is tall.
NASA may finally know why Ingenuity crashed earlier this year
A new NASA report finally reveals the most likely cause behind the tragic crash of the Mars helicopter, Ingenuity.
NASA Reveals Cause of Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Crash
NASA built the Ingenuity helicopter for a quick jaunt around Mars. However, the aircraft was unexpectedly sturdy, completing an incredible 72 flights before its mission came to an end following a hard landing early this year.
Ingenuity: How remains of humanity’s first Mars helicopter will help NASA
The investigation suggests that a failure in Ingenuity's navigation system led to a hard landing, causing the mission to end.
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Crash Helps Us Learn About The Red Planet
Even in death, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is helping us learn about Mars. The small aircraft met the demise of its main mission on 18 January 2024, after nearly three epic years of flitting around in the thin Martian atmosphere,
Jupiter’s ‘Tortured Moon’: Astronomers Uncover Surprising Source of Io’s Intense Volcanic Fury
Researchers from the Juno mission have finally solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for over four decades.
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Up and over! NASA's Mars rover Perseverance reaches rim of its Jezero Crater home (video)
Perseverance reached the top of Jezero's rim at a spot the mission team calls Lookout Hill. The rover has already left that ...
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Report Finds Threat To Freshwater Resources In 75% Of Coastal Regions
Explore the alarming decline in global freshwater resources due to climate change and human activities impacting drinking ...
Lessons learned from Ingenuity Mars helicopter will play into designs for follow-on craft
Engineers now say they understand the most likely cause of the Ingenuity helicopter's crash landing on Mars earlier this year ...
New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar system solve a mystery that began with Voyager 1
Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the ...
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Ingenuity helicopter's flying days cut short by featureless Martian terrain
Landing hard at an angle not great for the old rotor blades It appears the bland Martian surface triggered a chain of events ...
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Astronomers discover 7 new 'dark comets,' but what exactly are they?
By doubling the number of known "dark comets," astronomers have been able to split them into two camps depending on their ...
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NASA discovers seven objects that look like asteroids but act like comets
NASA has announced the discovery of seven astronomical objects that come in two flavors; they look like asteroids but ...