VIDEO: NASA MARS HELICOPTER MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST VEHICLE TO FLY ON ANOTHER PLANET - Ingenuity has lifted off the Martian surface and launched a new era of planetary exploration. BY JAY BENNETT / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Video: NASA A small helicopter opened a new chapter of space exploration this morning when it lifted off the surface of Mars, marking humankind’s first powered flight on another planet. The 19-inch-tall chopper called Ingenuity kicked up a little rusty red dust as it lifted about 10

THEY BROUGHT THE K9 TO SAY FAREWELL—BUT INSTEAD, HE JUMPED ON THE OFFICER’S BED AND BARKED LOUDLY Officer Mark Jensen had been in a coma for two weeks after a high-speed chase ended in a crash. Doctors told his wife, Sarah, there was little brain activity. It was time to consider removing life support. Holding Mark’s limp hand, Sarah stood beside their six-year-old daughter, Emma. But someone was missing—Cooper, Mark’s retired K9 partner and loyal companion of seven years. “Can I bring him?” Sar