Racing on Mars in Star Citizen MMO game

Picture of the Day 25/11/2018 - racing on Mars; an image from upcoming massively multiplayer online (MMO) game Star Citizen which will consist of several components - space combat simulator, first-person shooter and economy&trading simulator - and is mostly funded by an unprecedented crowdfunding campaign of over $200 million on Kickstarter. The game is released by modules and is playable for several years now in alpha stage; there is a good outside video review what is the current status of the game by the end of 2018.

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Mars transport by Pablo Palomeque

Picture of the Day 23/11/2018 - Mars transport vehicle by Argentinian concept artist Pablo Palomeque. More of his art here.

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Images from NatGeo's MARS episode 2 of season 2

Second episode "Worlds apart" ( s02e02 ) of National Geographic's MARS TV series season 2 has been aired. Here are some images from the episode, apart from those seen in the trailer and promotional collection.

► Watch full episode 2 of season 2 here

Storyline in short: While scientists from Olympus Town and miners from Lukrum colony are making connections, miners discover a liquid water pocket bellow the surface of Mars. Now the Lukrum colony can be independent from the resources of Olympus Town but scientists are not happy with miners contaminating possible shelter of Martian life-forms. Meanwhile one of the original crew discovers she is pregnant but Olympus Town commander's twin sister dies from tumor during a flight to Mars.

Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 1  ►Episode 3  ► Episode 4  ► Episode 5  ► Episode 6

Images from NatGeo's MARS episode 1 of season 2

The first episode "We are not alone" ( s02e01 ) of National Geographic's MARS TV series season 2 has been aired today. Here are some (mostly exterior) images from the episode, apart from those seen in the trailer and promotional collection.

► Watch full episode 1 of season 2 here

Storyline in short: Beginning of season 2 is set in April 2042, 5 years after the end of season 1. In episode 1 the scientists at Olympus Town are accompanied by a new neighbor - miners at Lukrum colony 25 kilometers apart. Miners demand to be connected to the water source of Olympus Town and rush building the pipeline, causing an accident and concerns in Olympus Town.

Images from other episodes of season 2: ► Episode 2  ► Episode 3  ► Episode 4  ► Episode 5  ► Episode 6

Retro Mars rover illustration by Jack Coggins

Picture of the Day 4/9/2018 - Retro Mars rover illustration by Jack Coggins from "Rockets, Satellites, and Space Travel" book (1958).

HD images from the season 2 trailer of NatGeo's "Mars" TV series

National Geographic has released a season 2 trailer for its "Mars" TV series. The fictional documentary series depicted first human mission to Mars and hardships of building a base on Mars in a lava tube in season 1. The six-episode season 2 promises to dig deeper into the challenges of life on Mars, covering everything from the first Martian-born babies to surviving the common cold to the first commercial efforts to exploit the planet's resources. Season 2 will be broadcasted worldwide starting on November 12th.

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Mars exploration rover by Alexandra Hodgson

Picture of the Day 19/7/2018 - Mars exploration rover by Canadian illustrator Alexandra Hodgson. More of her concept art here.

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Retro style Mars base by David A. Hardy

Picture of the Day 19/5/2018 - Retro style Mars base by classical space artist David A. Hardy. More of his Mars art here.

Pressurised rover concept by ESA for Mars500

Picture of the Day 25/4/2018 - Pressurised rover concept by European Space Agency (ESA) for Mars500 study.

Astronaut flying a drone near Martian base by Vanessa Reig

Picture of the Day 14/4/2018 - Female astronaut flying a drone near a human base on Mars by Vanessa Reig from Spain.

Mars exploration rover concept by Matthew Savage

Picture of the Day 31/12/2017 - Mars exploration rover by British concept artist Matthew Savage. More of his art here.

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Mars exploration rover leaving the base by Bryan Versteeg

Picture of the Day 20/10/2017 - Mars exploration rover leaving the base by Canadian concept artist Bryan Versteeg.
More of his space art here.

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House on Mars by Nacho Malter

Picture of the Day 28/7/2017 - drawing of a cottage house on partly terraformed Mars by Argentinian freelance artist Nacho Malter. More of his art here.

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SpaceX ITS spaceships at Mars Base Alpha by Maciej Rebisz

Picture of the Day 12/7/2017 - SpaceX ITS spaceships at Mars Base Alpha or "Alpha Site" by Polish digital painter Maciej Rebisz. More of his art here.

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Some close-ups of the painting:

Mars Explorer base by Mondolithic Studios

Picture of the Day 7/6/2017 - Mars Explorer base by Mondolithic Studios (Chris Wren & Kenn Brown).

Mars exploration rover by José Luis Martín

Picture of the Day 24/5/2017 - Mars exploration rover by Spanish digital artist José Luis Martín for Science Today Magazine. More of his sci-fi art here.

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Rover approaching Mars base by Tiago Santos

Picture of the Day 16/4/2017 - A rover approaching Mars base by Portuguese concept artist Tiago Santos. More of his art here.

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Martian rover by Wesley Griffith

Picture of the Day 6/1/2017 - Martian rover by digital artist Wesley Griffith. More of his art here.

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Martian selfie by Anna Anikina

Picture of the Day 16/12/2016 - Martian selfie by Russian concept artist Anna Anikina. More of her art here.

Illustrated movie posters for The Martian

Came across some pretty impressive illustrated movie posters for The Martian (2015):

More stuff from The Martian:  ►Trailers  ►HD images  ►Quotes  ►Concept art