NASA's Mars helicopter finally ends marathon mission
Living long past its design lifetime, the Ingenuity helicopter was finally done in by rotor damage during a presumed off-kilter landing.
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Living long past its design lifetime, the Ingenuity helicopter was finally done in by rotor damage during a presumed off-kilter landing.
The rover is collecting samples rich in the raw materials of life, but laboratory analysis on Earth will be needed to draw conclusions.
NASA's Perseverance Rover has recorded over five hours worth of audio from the surface of Mars, the first-ever spacecraft recorded audio from The Red Planet.
The Perseverance was able to create 5 grams of oxygen, which would provide about 10 minutes of oxygen for an astronaut.
After overcoming an earlier software glitch, NASA's $80 million Ingenuity helicopter spun up its carbon-composite rotors and lifted off the dusty surface of Mars early Monday to become the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
JPL is planning to hover the chopper about 10 feet above the surface of Mars for a period of up to 30 seconds. It will mark the first instance of powered flight on another planet.
The rover is also equipped with a mini helicopter that will become the first ever flown on another planet.
Instead, SpaceX will be moving rocket-building operations to Texas.
Was there ever life on Mars? Maybe. Is there sound? Definitely.
"We've recently made a number of breakthroughs that I… am just really fired up about," the SpaceX founder said, adding, "I'm talking about moving there."
The InSight logged 300 million miles to get to the Red Planet since blasting off from Vandenberg Air Force Base nearly six months ago.
The lunar eclipse is happening during daylight hours in the Western Hemisphere, so people in North America will miss it.
Radar pulses created a map of drastic change in signal almost a mile below the surface, stretching about 12.5 miles across and looking very similar to lakes that are found beneath Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets on Earth.
Scientists reported Thursday that NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed.
A mysterious announcement by NASA promises a new scientific discovery about the Red Planet to be revealed in a Thursday news conference.
NASA's "marscopter" will weigh under four pounds with a fuselage the size of a softball and blades that rotate 10 times the rate of a helicopter.
The space giant is headquartered in Hawthorne — and its mission to Mars could expand in the South Bay, according to a new report.
In January, Musk says, he wants to launch the new Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, with the aim of putting its payload -- a Tesla Roadster with David Bowie on the stereo -- into orbit around Mars.
The SpaceX founder and CEO unveiled some of the details of his grand plan to make life possible on the Red Planet in a presentation in Australia Friday.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says if things go according to plan people will be on Mars just nine years from now.
Mars will make its closest pass to Earth in more than a decade later this month, as stargazers have already reported spotting the planet with the naked eye over the weekend.
Hawthorne-based aerospace company SpaceX announced plans Wednesday to send one of the company's Dragon spaceships to Mars as soon as 2018.
NASA says it'll soon be looking for the next class of explorers for space missions, including the agency's journey to Mars.
From funky patterns to rhinestones to bows, you can customize your fingers and toes with anything imaginable. Japan may have started the nail art trend, but Los Angeles has definitely adopted it and made it our own.
NASA announced Monday that a source of free-flowing water has been discovered on the surface of Mars.
Los Angeles County deputies arrested a 19-year-old on Thursday for allegedly killing four people at a home in Lancaster over the weekend.
Disgraced Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas' legal team presented their argument to overturn his conviction to a federal appellate panel on Thursday.
Investigators said the groping happened on a bus bench at the Lake Avenue Metro Train Station.
Bodycam footage shows how a Santa Monica police officer survived a violent ambush outside of his station last month.
The holiday season may look a little different in some LA neighborhoods following a bitter City Council race.
Two lanes of the 405 Freeway near Skirball Center closed after an LAPD motorcycle officer crashed close to the median.
Shohei Ohtani becomes the second player named MVP in both the American and National leagues.
Los Angeles County deputies arrested a 19-year-old on Thursday for allegedly killing four people at a home in Lancaster over the weekend.
Disgraced Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas' legal team presented their argument to overturn his conviction to a federal appellate panel on Thursday.
Investigators said the groping happened on a bus bench at the Lake Avenue Metro Train Station.
Los Angeles County deputies arrested a 19-year-old on Thursday for allegedly killing four people at a home in Lancaster over the weekend.
Disgraced Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas' legal team presented their argument to overturn his conviction to a federal appellate panel on Thursday.
Investigators said the groping happened on a bus bench at the Lake Avenue Metro Train Station.
Bodycam footage shows how a Santa Monica police officer survived a violent ambush outside of his station last month.
The holiday season may look a little different in some LA neighborhoods following a bitter City Council race.
Public health officials are urging residents and business owners to monitor their water sources after seven people reported contracting Legionnaire's Disease in recent days.
The cat was scared up a tree by one of the neighborhood's small dogs before getting tranquilized and relocated by wildlife officials.
Park officials say the ride had technical difficulties. Twenty-two riders were involved. Two were brought to a hospital.
The student told police that the alleged relationship was ongoing for six months.
One of the Orange County firefighters injured after his crew's truck rolled over during a crash near the Airport Fire will return home on Friday.
The Riverside County District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against the suspected sexual predator who tried to meetup with a Temecula teenager for sex because they said more evidence was needed before they could take action.
The woman told firefighters that she had fallen into the hole sometime Tuesday evening and wasn't discovered until a passerby heard her screaming for help.
Undercover detectives posed as a teenage girl online and began talking with a 43-year-old man from Arizona who expressed his intent to meet up for sexual purposes.
It happened at around 9:15 p.m. on Friday near the intersection of SR-74 and White Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol officers.
Investigators arrested the 46-year-old man after an undercover operation revealed he was trying to meet a minor for sexual purposes.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
Ross Palombo goes over the crime statistics available for the Metro.
KCAL News investigates connection between Beverly Hills armed robbery and gun belonging to notorious police killer Christopher Dorner.
Ross Palombo shows how investigators arrested the man accused of starting the Line Fire after they spotted his white truck. Palombo also speaks to the man's family.
Shohei Ohtani becomes the second player named MVP in both the American and National leagues.
Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa — the son-in-law of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader "El Mencho" — was arrested in Riverside, California, officials said.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his nominee to be attorney general last week.
A major storm swept across the northwestern U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least two people.
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his nominee to be attorney general last week.
Los Angeles County Supervisors are calling for a county-run homeless department after a recent audit found that the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority was having a number of issues, including the handling of funding provided for direct response to the homeless crisis.
Dr. Mehmet Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2022. Now he's Trump's choice to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
City Council members on Tuesday will consider adopting an ordinance that will make Los Angeles a "sanctuary city," which will prohibit any city resources from being used to help the federal enforcement of immigration laws.
The House Ethics Committee hasn't decided if it will release its findings on allegations Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and bribery.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Public health officials are urging residents and business owners to monitor their water sources after seven people reported contracting Legionnaire's Disease in recent days.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
Public health officials have reported two more locally acquired cases of the mosquito borne illness dengue in Los Angeles County, bringing the total to 11 cases in recent weeks.
McDonald's says Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak.
Avid coin collectors jumped at the chance to get their hands on a rare "double eagle" gold coin at a Southern California auction house.
Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution.
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper's owner blocked its plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Thousands of mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities spanning across Southern California went on strike on Monday, calling for increased pay and restored pension plans, amid other demands.
Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company.
Shohei Ohtani becomes the second player named MVP in both the American and National leagues.
Sebastian Mack scored 21 points, Tyler Bilodeau hit 4 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with 20 points and UCLA beat Idaho State 84-70.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots, Jason Zucker scored the game's only goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0.
James Harden scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers won their sixth game in a row at their new arena, beating the Orlando Magic 104-93.
Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block.
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
Mattel apologizes for inadvertently directing people to pornography site instead of one promoting upcoming film.
Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died at age 81.
The Pasadena Police Department is searching for a man who sexually assaulted a girl near a Metro station.
Bodycam footage shows how a Santa Monica police officer survived a violent ambush outside of his station last month.
Humberto Sandoval shared his gratitude with the woman who saved his life in Denver, Dr. Lucia Lin.
Orange County health officials have issued a warning to Westminster residents after seven residents reported contracting Legionnaire's Disease. Michele Gile reports.
Two lanes of the 405 Freeway near Skirball Center closed after an LAPD motorcycle officer crashed close to the median.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
Los Angeles comes out to celebrate the Boys in Blue two days after winning the 2024 World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in game 5.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series in Game 5 in a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees
