When NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took to the Martian skies on its third flight on April 25, the agency's Perseverance rover was there to capture the historic moment. Now NASA engineers have rendered the flight in 3D, ...
Space Exploration
May 12, 2021
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NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed its fifth flight on the Red Planet today with its first one-way journey from Wright Brothers Field to an airfield 423 feet (129 meters) to the south. After arrival above its new ...
Planetary Sciences
May 8, 2021
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Scientists from the Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences at the University of Tsukuba used aerodynamics experiments to empirically test the flight properties of a new four-panel soccer ball adopted by the English Premier ...
General Physics
May 7, 2021
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SpaceX managed to land its prototype Starship rocket at its Texas base without blowing it up on Wednesday, the first time it has succeeded in doing so in five attempts.
Space Exploration
May 6, 2021
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NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter missed its fourth scheduled flight on Thursday, with the space agency blaming a software glitch and vowing to try again the next day.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2021
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The red planet rotorcraft will extend its range, speed, and flight duration on Flight Four.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2021
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The foraging behavior of seabirds is dramatically affected by turbulence caused by natural coastal features and manmade ocean structures, new research has shown.
Ecology
Apr 27, 2021
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NASA's mini helicopter Ingenuity on Sunday successfully completed its third flight on Mars, moving farther and faster than ever before, with a peak speed of 6.6 feet per second.
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2021
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NASA successfully carried out a second flight on Mars on Thursday of its mini helicopter Ingenuity, a 52-second sortie that saw it climb to a height of 16 feet (five meters).
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2021
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For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew.
Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2021
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