It is August, and certain news stories emerge in rather curious ways. The latest headlines claim that a jellyfish has been spotted in a NASA photo of Mars, sparking a frenzy as people search for an explanation. A recent NASA image has brought to light a mysterious, jellyfish-like creature—or something of that sort.
Below is the original NASA photo, and that tiny dot is the object in question. To me, it brings to mind the probe droids from *Star Wars* or the War Machines from *War of the Worlds*—if we’re letting our imaginations run wild. However, this story is actually a bit dated; the photo itself is nearly three years old. The recent stir arose because the image was posted on X a few days ago by a Mars enthusiast—someone who, like me, shares photos of the Red Planet on the platform. Why did they post a three-year-old photo? Well, simply because they found it interesting. Why not?
Let’s look at the facts, because social media—and especially the mainstream media—are buzzing with talk of UFOs, Martian jellyfish, and online hysteria. We have to remember that this smells like one of those controversies manufactured by journalists to fill the news void during August—a classic "silly season" story, only this time featuring a Martian jellyfish.
Here are the facts. First, regarding the photos—this specific image and all the photos from NASA’s rovers are not classified material; they are public and are closely scrutinized. They typically release between 20 and 40 photos daily—automatically. I am referring to the raw, unprocessed images; both the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers transmit them automatically. I mention this because even when NASA operations were paused last year, the rovers continued sending photos just the same, meaning there was no human intervention involved in selecting, removing, or manipulating the images.
Many people—myself included—have developed a hobby of looking at Mars photos because it is like an open-air rock museum; there is tremendous variety, including ventifacts, rocks with strange appearances, and genuinely odd features—like the "scales" we discussed recently. That entire area is riddled with rocks shaped like dragon scales—as some described them—or polyhedrons. There are strange things there worth investigating.
This particular object appeared three years ago, yet no one noticed it at the time. Secondly, the person who posted it is a Mars enthusiast; when they shared the image, they simply noted the date and the Martian Sol—just the date and nothing else. They didn't mention "jellyfish," although, naturally, all sorts of theories came up in the comments once the stir began.
Everything points to it being a glitch—similar to the bright white dot seen in the "before" and "after" photos of the rocket section's impact on the Moon—since images captured with such detail in the presence of cosmic radiation can often exhibit errors, artifacts, or point-like flashes.
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