And despite age-old tall tales of little green men from Mars, there is nothing to worry about, says Linda Sparke, who chairs the University of Wisconsin-Madison astronomy department.
“It’s not going to attack us,” she explained in her down-to-Earth way. “It’s quite safe.”
I believe a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the oh-so-friendly Martians would discourage any hawks amongst them. You can’t be too careful.
via DrudgeReport