Thirty Seconds to Mars [θɜ ː ti 'sɛk (ə) nds tu ː mɑ ː z] in the lane. from English. 30 Seconds to Mars ) - American rock band from Los Angeles , California, performing alternative rock. Founded in 1998 by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto . The band name was taken from an article by former participants of the Harvard professor , where there was talk about technological progress , in which mankind literally would soon " in thirty seconds from Mars " . It is interesting to note that even at the speed of light minimum distance from Earth to Mars ( during the confrontation ) can not be overcome in less than 3 minutes
