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![The shadow of NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is cast onto the dusty Martian ground. A break at the tip of the rotor blade is clearly visible.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iGFNVpBEA7RffwT4fg9Udm-320-80.jpg)
Ingenuity helicopter's final images reveal fatal rotor damage that brought it down on Mars
By Brandon Specktor published
The latest photos from NASA's immobile Ingenuity Mars helicopter reveal the extent of the rotor blade damage it sustained on its fateful 72nd flight.
![Noctis Labyrinthus, as seen by Mars Express.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/upjWhcMjoqyryj7FWHpV3C-320-80.jpg)
Space photo of the week: Ancient 'labyrinth of night' on Mars, one of the biggest mazes in the solar system
By Jamie Carter published
Take a trip through the maze-like valleys and canyons of a unique place in the solar system: Mars' 'labyrinth of night.'
![An artist's depiction of NASA's Mars 2020 rover, Perseverance, storing samples of Martian rocks in tubes for future delivery to Earth. Perseverance will land inside Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uohAYFTm4Tx7ADpsJP2B5c-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Perseverance rover may already have found signs of life on Mars, discovery of ancient lake sediments reveals
By Ben Turner published
The discovery of an ancient lake bed beneath the Perseverance rover's location on Mars could mean the robotic scout has already scraped up microbial fossils. But we won't know for sure until we fetch the sample.
![NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity is seen by the Perseverance rover after unlocking its rotor blades on April 7, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PFHAPze9WmtFTP7MQvAvDe-320-80.jpg)
NASA's historic Ingenuity helicopter ends its 3-year Mars mission, suffering rotor damage on 72nd flight
By Brandon Specktor published
NASA's Ingeunity helicopter has finally ended its three-year mission on Mars after sustaining irreparable rotor damage on its 72nd flight over the Red Planet. It was only designed to fly five times.
![The Curiosity rover from NASA captured a rock shaped as a "Star Trek" communicator badge on Jan. 9, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a2EMPyQySHjjdjeQrwz9Mh-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Curiosity rover snaps iconic 'Star Trek' symbol on Mars, thrilling scientists
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Curiosity rover spotted a rock formation on Mars that looks just like Star Trek's signature Starfleet symbol.
![This map shows the estimated amount of ice within the mounds that form the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) consists of a series of wind-sculpted deposits measuring hundreds of kilometers across and several kilometers high, indicating that the ice-rich deposits are up to 3000m thick.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pt7kf5L2gtSMfbUDburCGG-320-80.jpg)
2-mile-thick layer of frozen water found buried at Mars' equator
By Keith Cooper published
The Mars Express orbiter has detected enough water ice buried beneath the Red Planet's equator to cover the entire planet in a shallow ocean if melted.
![An illusration of solar wind from the sun hitting Mars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mUUcA77M8MRaTigjgWg9f7-320-80.jpg)
'Almost unbelievable': Rare void from the sun briefly blew up Mars' atmosphere last year, and it could happen to Earth too
By Harry Baker published
On Dec. 26, 2022, NASA's MAVEN Orbiter witnessed Mars' magnetic shield and atmosphere drastically "balloon" outward by thousands of miles. The sudden expansion was triggered by a rare gap in solar wind.
![Mars' horizon as seen from space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mCMkNJaoCPiuyos5hNP4ac-320-80.jpg)
Eerie photo of Mars' horizon took NASA 3 months to capture
By Harry Baker published
After months of meticulous planning, NASA's Odyssey Orbiter finally captured a unique view of the Red Planet's horizon, which is similar to what future Martian astronauts might see.
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