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NASA helicopter ends mission in Mars after rotor blade failure
A broken rotor blade ended a three-year mission to Mars earlier this month. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter lost contact with its rover partner within seconds of flight, later to be found beyond repair. Gordon Tokumatsu reports the NBC4 News on Jan. 25, 2024.
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Rotor failure ends NASA Ingenuity helicopter's 3-year mission on Mars
The helicopter’s historic journey was only expected to complete five experimental flights over 30 days but flew through the Red Planet for three years.
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New NASA map shows potentially accessible Martian ice
NASA scientists have potentially found accessible ice on Mars, a promising development for possible future human expeditions to the Red Planet.
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Watch European Space Agency's First Live Stream From Mars
The European Space Agency said the one-hour live stream showing images from Mars “will be the closest you can get to a live view from the Red Planet.”
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NASA Retires Mars Lander InSight After Groundbreaking 4-Year-Long Mission
It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander on Mars. The lander has fallen silent after four years of operation.
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Here's How to Watch Mars and the Moon Pull Off a Celestial Disappearing Act
Mars and the Moon will be center stage Wednesday night for a rare planetary disappearing act.
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NASA Sets New Window For Artemis I Rocket Launch
NASA has set a new window for the test launch of the Artemis I rocket due to storm preparations
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NASA Mars Lander Captures Strikes by 4 Incoming Space Rocks
A NASA lander on Mars has captured the vibrations and sounds of four meteoroids striking the planet’s surface. Scientists reported Monday that Mars InSight has detected seismic and acoustic waves from a series of impacts in 2020 and 2021. A satellite orbiting the red planet confirmed the impact locations, as far as 180 miles from the lander. Scientists are delighted...