{"id":352500,"date":"2026-03-18T11:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/352500\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:45:10","slug":"space-mystery-as-nasa-uncovers-bizarre-pyramid-on-mars-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/352500\/","title":{"rendered":"Space mystery as Nasa uncovers bizarre \u2018pyramid\u2019 on Mars surface"},"content":{"rendered":"

A pyramid-shaped formation spotted on the surface of Mars has reignited speculation about whether an ancient civilisation once existed on the Red Planet.<\/p>\n

Online discussion has surged after a viral post shared Nasa footage appearing to show a triangular structure.<\/p>\n

The feature was first identified in 2001 by researcher Keith Laney while examining images from Nasa’s Mars Global Surveyor mission.<\/p>\n

He had been scanning the footage for unusual formations when he came across what he believes could be an artificially constructed object.<\/p>\n

“Were this found anywhere on Earth, we’d surely be digging into it,” Mr Laney told the Daily Mail last year.<\/p>\n

Interest in the discovery has recently been revived by documentary maker Brian Dobbs, who reshared the footage.<\/p>\n

“On Mars, there is a three-sided pyramid the size of the Great Pyramid in Egypt,” Mr Dobbs claimed.<\/p>\n

The filmmaker acknowledged the structure is not proof of extraterrestrial life, but said it raises questions about whether another species may once have inhabited Mars.<\/p>\n

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The bizarre structure was captured in images from Nasa’s Mars Global Surveyor mission<\/p>\n

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NASA<\/p>\n

The formation lies in the western region of Candor Chasma – one of the largest canyons within Valles Marineris.<\/p>\n

The vast canyon system is the second largest in the solar system.<\/p>\n

Scientists say the area\u2019s steep cliffs, landslides and layered rock formations can naturally produce geometric-looking features.<\/p>\n

Nasa spacecraft have captured images of the formation on five occasions between 2001 and 2016.<\/p>\n

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Nasa spacecraft have captured images of the formation on five occasions between 2001 and 2016<\/p>\n

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NASA<\/p>\n

Researchers noted the structure maintained a consistent three-sided symmetry across all images, despite differences in lighting, quality and seasonal conditions.<\/p>\n

Mars researcher George Haas backed Mr Laney\u2019s claims about the mysterious three-sided structure. <\/p>\n

“You don’t have to be a geologist to know the difference between a rock and a sculpture, something that’s geometric,” he explained.<\/p>\n

Mr Laney later doubled down, declaring the pyramid is “most definitely artificial”.<\/p>\n

\"Mars<\/p>\n

The formation lies in the western region of Candor Chasma<\/p>\n

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Adding to the intrigue, CIA documents released at the end of 2025 revealed the agency had conducted unusual experiments aimed at gathering information about Mars.<\/p>\n

The programme, known as ‘Project Stargate,’ allegedly involved sending a participant\u2019s consciousness backwards in time using astral projection.<\/p>\n

Former CIA operative Joe McMoneagle also claimed similar experiments identified pyramid-like structures elsewhere on Mars.<\/p>\n

Mr McMoneagle described a pyramid larger than those in Egypt, containing what he called ‘monster rooms.’<\/p>\n

The true nature of the formation remains impossible to confirm without a mission to Mars – but that has done little to curb growing speculation about its origins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A pyramid-shaped formation spotted on the surface of Mars has reignited speculation about whether an ancient civilisation once…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[61,60,43,82,40822,247],"class_list":["post-352500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-science","tag-sgg","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}