NASA’s Curiosity rover had an unexpectedly stubborn Mars souvenir after drilling into a rock nicknamed “Atacama” — the entire ...

Unexpected rock snag: On April 25, 2026, Curiosity’s drill lifted a loose slab called Atacama from Gale Crater’s surface, leaving it stuck to the drill sleeve. Six-day recovery: Engineers 300 million ...

"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity mission.

Six-day stall: A rock called Atacama clung to Curiosity’s drill, halting operations from April 25 to May 1, 2026. First-time ...

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose material that could hold clues to the planet's ancient environment and ...

What innovative rovers can be developed to advance Mars surface exploration? This is what a recent study presented at the Joint Meeting of the Europlanet Science Congress and the Division for ...

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In April 2026, the SETI Institute’s work spanned both scientific research and broader questions about how discoveries are ...