NASA is honouring the Rolling Stones by naming a rock on Mars after them.
Scientists got the idea when their InSight lander touched down on the red planet — and a small boulder started rolling.
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The stellar recognition was expected to be unveiled early this morning by Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr as the band took the stage at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California.
Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts called the gesture “a milestone in our long and eventful history”.
They added in a statement: “A huge thank you to everyone at Nasa for making it happen.”
The name Rolling Stones Rock will be added to working maps of Mars. Lori Glaze, director of Nasa’s Planetary Science Division, said: “The name Rolling Stones Rock is a perfect fit.
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“Part of Nasa’s charter is to share our work with different audiences, and when we found out the Stones would be in Pasadena honouring them seemed like a fun way to reach fans all over the world.”
Other celebs have also had out-of- this-world honours.
The Beatles each had newly-discovered asteroids named after them.
Actor Tom Hanks had a three-mile wide space rock dubbed 12818 Tomhanks after he played astronaut Jim Lovell in the movie Apollo 13.
