So, what's going on here? First off, like the square structure, the images are real photographs taken by a NASA probe visiting an alien world. They are not new either, with the Mars monolith being ...

Some linked the monoliths to a New Mexico-based art collective called The Most Famous Artist, which did not take credit for the monoliths — despite offering an "Authentic Alien Monolith" for ...

In the movie, an alien monolith is a recurring symbol that appears to play a role in human evolution. “We woke up and saw this metallic triangle,” said Serge Ifulu, a local resident.