Mainstream Media and Websites Abuzz With Bright Light on Mars

Bright spots that look like a beacon flashing from a distant Martian hillside are attracting a ton of attention from UFO websites as well as the mainstream media — but are they real or just photographic glitches?

The evidence so far favors a pixel dropout as the explanation, but the coincidence is curious enough to stir up chatter. NASA has yet to comment on the image which is curious in itself.