For 6 days, NASA’s Mars rover battled a rock0

• Engineering, Mars, NASA, SCIENCE, Solar System, Space, Technology
• May 7, 2026

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Curiosity got itself stuck between a rock and hard place last month, but NASA says there’s no reason to fret about the intrepid Mars rover. On April 25, mission engineers were remotely piloting its robotic arm’s rotary-percussive drill into