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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T02:26:38.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Mysterious space phenomenon visible in night sky could be 'early warning system' for Britons",
    "Astronomers identify planet fundamentally different to anything seen before",
    "Scientists stunned after mysterious interstellar object found ‘bursting with alcohol’",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA pyramid-shaped formation spotted on the surface of Mars has reignited speculation about whether an ancient civilisation once existed on the Red Planet.\n\nOnline discussion has surged after a viral post shared Nasa footage appearing to show a triangular structure.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe feature was first identified in 2001 by researcher Keith Laney while examining images from Nasa's Mars Global Surveyor mission.\n\nHe had been scanning the footage for unusual formations when he came across what he believes could be an artificially constructed object.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n\"Were this found anywhere on Earth, we'd surely be digging into it,\" Mr Laney told the Daily Mail last year.\n\nInterest in the discovery has recently been revived by documentary maker Brian Dobbs, who reshared the footage.\n\n\"On Mars, there is a three-sided pyramid the size of the Great Pyramid in Egypt,\" Mr Dobbs claimed.\n\nThe filmmaker acknowledged the structure is not proof of extraterrestrial life, but said it raises questions about whether another species may once have inhabited Mars.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe formation lies in the western region of Candor Chasma - one of the largest canyons within Valles Marineris.\n\nThe vast canyon system is the second largest in the solar system.\n\nScientists say the area’s steep cliffs, landslides and layered rock formations can naturally produce geometric-looking features.\n\nNasa spacecraft have captured images of the formation on five occasions between 2001 and 2016.\n\n### SPACE - READ THE LATEST:\n\n\n\n\n  * Mysterious space phenomenon visible in night sky could be 'early warning system' for Britons\n  * Astronomers identify planet fundamentally different to anything seen before\n  * Scientists stunned after mysterious interstellar object found ‘bursting with alcohol’\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nResearchers noted the structure maintained a consistent three-sided symmetry across all images, despite differences in lighting, quality and seasonal conditions.\n\nMars researcher George Haas backed Mr Laney’s claims about the mysterious three-sided structure.\n\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.\n\nMr Laney later doubled down, declaring the pyramid is \"most definitely artificial\".\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAdding to the intrigue, CIA documents released at the end of 2025 revealed the agency had conducted unusual experiments aimed at gathering information about Mars.\n\nThe programme, known as 'Project Stargate,' allegedly involved sending a participant’s consciousness backwards in time using astral projection.\n\nFormer CIA operative Joe McMoneagle also claimed similar experiments identified pyramid-like structures elsewhere on Mars.\n\nMr McMoneagle described a pyramid larger than those in Egypt, containing what he called 'monster rooms.'\n\nThe 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.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Space mystery as Nasa uncovers bizarre ‘pyramid’ on Mars surface"
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