🚀 NASA to 'wiggle' Ingenuity's busted wings to find out what's wrong

Plus: Physicists break record in time crystal research                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 February 03, 2024 | [Read Online]( Following a mysterious “brown-out” of Ingenuity Mars, NASA plans to ‘wiggle’ the ‘xenocopter's’ wings to find out how much damage they suffered after a crash landing during its 72nd and, sadly, last mission. The cause of the rough landing is still unclear, so NASA hopes this will help enlighten them. According to Teddy Tzanetos, the Ingenuity Project Manager, NASA, and JPL are still uncertain about the cause of the damage to the helicopter's blades. 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In a recent live stream, NASA paid tribute to the Mars helicopter, acknowledging that all four blades sustained damage during a challenging landing on the Red Planet's surface. Still, the cause of the incident remains unclear. The helicopter was originally designed for only five flights but completed 72 missions. [Read more >]( [SCIENCE]( 🧑‍🔬[Â]([Physicist break record in time crystal research]( Physicists at TU Dortmund University achieved a breakthrough in time crystal research, setting a new record with one lasting at least 40 minutes—10 million times longer than the previous achievement. 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