Terraforming Mars by Stefan Morrell, National Geographic

Gradual terraformation of Mars by concept artist Stefan Morrell from New Zealand. His picture was used to illustrate Robert Kunzig's article about terraforming Mars in National Geographic Magazine, February 2010 issue, and many more articles about colonization and terraformation of Mars since then.

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Close-up of the central section:

"Making Mars the new Earth" by Robert Kunzig, National Geographic Magazine, February 2010:

Landing burn of SpaceX BFR spaceship

Picture of the Day 20/6/2018 - Landing burn of SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceship (BFS) by British digital artist Charlie Burgess. More of his art here.

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Marines on Mars - images from Space: Above and Beyond (1995) TV series

Space: Above and Beyond (1995-1996) is a one season sci-fi TV show set in the years 2063-2064 and depicting humanity's fight against an alien race attacking the first extra-solar human colony. The show focuses on a squadron of US Marine Corps space cavalry. A small part in the first episode takes place on Mars and here are some images from that part:

SpaceX BFR spaceship docking to Bigelow orbital station

Picture of the Day 11/6/2018 - SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceship (BFS) docking to Bigelow orbital space station consisting of three B330 inflatable modules; fan vision by Reddit user brickmack (Mack Crawford). More of his space concept art here.

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Astronauts watching a spaceship landing on Mars by Stephen Youll

Picture of the Day 10/6/2018 - astronauts watching a spaceship landing near a canyon on Mars - a cover image by Stephen Youll for Gregory Benford's book "The Martian Race" (1999).

SpaceX BFR spaceship on Mars at evening

Picture of the Day 6/6/2018 - SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceship (BFS) on Mars at evening; fan vision by Instagram user astro_kerman from Kerbal Space Program rocket simulation game with Tundra Exploration Mod.

Cutaway diagram of SpaceX Big Falcon Ship

Unofficial cutaway diagram of the 2nd stage of SpaceX's Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) - Big Falcon Ship/Spaceship (BFS) - by Nick Oberg. Size comparison with Space Shuttle, Boeing 737, Apollo CSM/LM and Tesla Roadster in the lower left corner.

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Original resolution (8.7MB) diagram here.

More speculative internal layouts of Starship by SpaceX fans:

• Starship interior concept for 20 to 40 passengers by Paul King + VR tour
• Starship interior concept for 100 passengers by Joseph Lantz
• Animation of Starship interior concept by DeepSpaceCourier
• Cutaway schematic of Starship interior by Tom Dixon & Austin Barnard [not speculative]
• Starship interior concept for 64 passengers by Erik Corshammar & smallstars
• Cutaway diagram of Lunar Starship by Rocket Posters
• Starship interior concept for 100 passengers by Rick Kiessig & Michel Lamontagne
• Starship interior concept by Jim Murphy
• Speculative internal structure of Starship by William Falconer-Beach
• Speculative internal layout of Starship by Michel Lamontagne
• Cutaway diagram of Starship by Julian Schindler

Occupy Mars - simulation game about Mars colonization

Occupy Mars is an upcoming (as of today: TBD 2018) highly technical open world simulation game about Mars colonization from Polish indie game developer Pyramid Games. In the game you will be able to "build and upgrade your base, discover new amazing regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water and generate oxygen, grow crops, fix broken parts, learn how to survive on Mars!"

Here are some promo images, posters and a trailer from the developer. Note the SpaceX style spacesuit and ITS 2016 spaceship(s) near the base.

Astronaut exploring Mars in a sandstorm by Thomas Peters

Picture of the Day 31/5/2018 - Astronaut exploring Mars in a sandstorm by graphic designer and illustrator Thomas Peters (Drell-7). More of his space art here.

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Domed city at night by Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe

Picture of the Day 28/5/2018 - Domed city at night by German digital artist Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe; part of cover image for Joseph Vasicek's eBook "Desert Stars".

Concept art for The Martian by Steve Burg

Steve Burg did part of the concept art for sci-fi blockbuster The Martian (2015); his main focus was the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV). Here are some of his images (open link in new tab to view image in full HD resolution):

First 100 followers for @human.Mars on Instagram

A month ago we finally opened our profile on Instagram too. Now it has reached first 100 followers. If it's more convenient for you to follow our content on Instagram, feel free to follow instagram.com/human.mars

Conference hall at Mars colony by Tarik Keskin

Picture of the Day 23/5/2018 - conference hall at Mars colony by Turkish digital artist Tarik Keskin. More of his art here.

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Female astronaut in front of Mars base by Bryan Versteeg

Picture of the Day 21/5/2018 - Female astronaut in front of Mars base by Canadian concept artist Bryan Versteeg - a cover work for the Humans To Mars Report 2018 (by Explore Mars). More of his space 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.

Mars - adventure awaits

Poster depicting adventurous life at human colony on Mars by digital artist Sam Taylor.

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Skylon spaceplane and BFR spaceship docked to ISS

Picture of the Day 12/5/2018 - fan vision of Skylon spaceplane and SpaceX's Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceship docked to International Space Station (ISS) - an image from the video animation of Skylon spaceplane launch created by Reddit user Hazegrayart.

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Images from Escape from Mars (1999) TV movie

Escape from Mars (1999) is a TV movie about first human mission to Mars in 2016. Five astronauts are flying with spaceship very similar to the Space Shuttle and the mission is financed by a private corporation setting profit-oriented goals. During the voyage and on Mars they encounter near-catastrophic events but in the end find bacterial life on Mars. Escape from Mars is a low-budget TV movie, having poor special effects and weak camera job, but the acting and script is decent. Here are some images from the movie:

Human base in a Martian crater by Colin Geller

Picture of the Day 7/5/2018 - Human base in a Martian crater - concept art by Colin Geller for "Lazarus labs" exterior in DOOM (2016) computer game.

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Starman orbiting Mars in his Tesla Roadster

Picture of the Day 3/5/2018 - fan vision of SpaceX's Starman orbiting Mars in his Tesla Roadster; created by Reddit user ComradeIliya.

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Building orbital space station with Big Falcon Rocket (BFR)

Picture of the Day 30/4/2018 - Building orbital space station with the help of SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceships (BFS); fan vision by Reddit user brickmack (Mack Crawford). More of his space concept art here.

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SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket launch platform in New York Bay by Davorin Mesarič

Picture of the Day 27/4/2018 - fan visualization of SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) launch platform in New York Bay by Slovenian designer Davorin Mesarič.

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.

SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket approaching Mars; official design

Picture of the Day 23/4/2018 - SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) spaceship (BFS) approaching Mars; official design presented by SpaceX's president & COO Gwynne Shotwell at TED 2018 conference. More images of BFR from her presentation here.

Full official schematics for BFR by Elon Musk at IAC 2017

Unloading cargo from SpaceX BFR spaceship on the Moon

Picture of the Day 22/4/2018 - Unloading cargo from SpaceX BFR spaceship (BFS) on the Moon; fan vision by Reddit user brickmack (Mack Crawford).

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"New Home" on Mars by Mike Winkelmann (beeple)

Picture of the Day 20/4/2018 - "New Home" on Mars by digital fantasy artist Mike Winkelmann, better known as beeple.
More of his art here.

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SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket launch; images from Shotwell's latest presentation

The president & COO of SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell gave a presentation about the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) at TED 2018 conference. Here are some images of the rocket from her presentation (open link in new tab to view image in full resolution).

SpaceX crew BFR launching from Earth:

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.

Illustration of SpaceX BFR spaceship by Elizabeth Brockway

Picture of the Day 8/4/2018 - Illustration of SpaceX's BFR crew spaceship (BFS) for The Daily Beast by Elizabeth Brockway.

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First plant on Mars by Samuel van der Hoeven

Picture of the Day 2/4/2018 - First naturally grown plant outside a greenhouse on Mars by Samuel van der Hoeven.
More of his art here.

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Starman on Mars by Peter DeLuce

Picture of the Day 1/4/2018 - SpaceX's Starman having his coffee on Mars and enjoying a solar eclipse by Phobos; created by illustrator Peter DeLuce. More of his art here.

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Nuclear spaceship launching from Mars by William Black

Picture of the Day 23/3/2018 - Nuclear powered SSTO (single-stage-to-orbit) spaceship launching from Mars by William Black. More of his space concept art here.

Domed human colony on Mars from Surviving Mars game

Picture of the Day 20/3/2018 - human colony on Mars at night with several transparent domes from Mars city building game "Surviving Mars" by Paradox Interactive. The game was released on March 15 and this screenshot was made by gamer Ezilii.

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Cultivating bamboo on Mars by Ludovic Celle

Picture of the Day 10/3/2018 - Cultivating bamboo trees in a greenhouse on Mars by French graphic artist Ludovic Celle.
More of his Mars art here.

Mars, Phobos and Deimos

Picture of the Day 28/2/2018 - Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos; a collage by NASA.

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Video animation: SpaceX BFR spaceship landing on the Moon

Fan-made video animation of SpaceX BFR spaceship (BFS) landing on the Moon; created by Reddit user Hazegrayart.