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Day in Review: Perseverance Snaps a Selfie at the Edge of Jezero | NASA Tests a Space Processor 500x More Powerful Than Current Tech | The Mars Rock That Stopped Curiosity in Its Tracks

 
Day in Review

May 12, 2026

Mars
The head of a robotic rover looks toward the viewer, above a rocky outcrop in the foreground. The dusty, orange-red Martian surface stretches away toward the crater rim in the distance. The Sun seems to bloom in a hazy sky.
The rover ventured farther west than it ever has, stopping to photograph terrain so old it may have existed before Jezero Crater formed. Full Story, Video, and Image
The finger and thumb of a hand clad in a blue nitrile glove hold a teal-colored square semiconductor chip against a dark blue background. The chip has an intricate grid of hundreds of tiny silver solder bumps on its underside.

Technology

A new palm-sized chip could give future spacecraft the computing power to think for themselves, process science data faster, and survive the harshest corners of deep space. Read More
A close-up mosaic of a reddish-brown Martian rock nicknamed "Atacama," showing a circular drill hole on its surface. The rock sits on sandy, rocky terrain on Mars.

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Meet the Mars Rock That Jammed Curiosity's Drill


Engineers spent days shaking a 30-pound rock loose from the rover's drill bit. Once free, Curiosity turned its camera on the culprit for a closer look.


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Day in Review: Perseverance Snaps a Selfie at the Edge of Jezero | NASA Tests a Space Processor 500x More Powerful Than Current Tech | The Mars Rock That Stopped Curiosity in Its Tracks

The rover ventured farther west than it ever has, stopping to photograph terrain so old it may have existed before Jezero Crater..  ...