Merry Christmas to all Martians!

Created using Grok Imagine by xAI

P.S. It's incredible how fast the AI text-to-image generation has evolved recently. Only a few years ago you couldn't generate such image without deep knowledge of the right tools, now it's accessible to anyone.

SpaceX spaceship orbiting Mars by Encho Enchev

Concept art for a SpaceX nuclear-powered spaceship departing Mars' orbit by Ubisoft' 3D environment artist Encho Enchev from Bulgaria.

Another render of the same spaceship, but with a partially terraformed Mars bellow:

Martian colony by Goodname Studio

Picture of the Day 07/12/2025 - several spacecraft approaching a Martian colony rising from a sea of sand dunes by Goodname digital art studio based in Lithuania. The colony consists of a colossal, domed megastructure and smaller auxiliary domes flanking the central edifice; the colony is half-buried in an endless sea of golden desert dunes and its weathered surface is etched with intricate geometric patterns. The scene radiates a blend of ancient grandeur and futuristic desolation, evoking the atmosphere of a long-lost interstellar civilization swallowed by time and sand.