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NASA successfully flew the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars on Monday, data downloaded from the aircraft confirmed. IMAGES
For the first time in four decades, NASA has found oxygen in Mars’ atmosphere.
An image captured by the Hubble telescope shows a cluster of stars with massive jets pouring from it's poles, forming what looks like a double-bladed lightsaber. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
NASA’s latest unmanned aircraft combines the maneuverability of a helicopter with the speed of a plane. The Greased Lighting, also called the GL-10, has eight electric motors on its wings and two electric motors on the tail. It has a 10-foot wingspan and weighs only 62 pounds.It takes off vertically like a helicopter and it switches to “wing-borne” mode while in mid flight to fly like a conventional airplane. To land, the rotors tilt vertically again.According to Popular Science, the drone was tested in the past for vertical takeoffs, but it wasn’t until this spring that it could manage to switch from vertical to horizontal wing orientation in mid flight.NASA plans to use the plane in future for small package delivery, surveillance in agriculture, mapping and other functions.A much larger version of the aircraft could also be used as a personal air vehicle for one to four people.
NASA images show the moment of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse over Kerrville in Texas. IMAGES
A helicopter is loaded with supplies for those affected by the Taiwan earthquake. The magnitude-7.4 quake struck on Wednesday killing ten people and injuring more than 1,000. IMAGES