Congressman completely wastes NASA’s time by asking about aliens

It’s not internet trolls who are obsessed with aliens. Apparently congressmen are too.

During a hearing of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Tuesday, Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher managed to baffle and amaze when he asked about life on Mars. 

And no, we’re not talking microbial life — something that NASA is hoping to hunt for with future missions to Mars. We’re talking full-blown civilizations. 

“You have indicated that Mars had a, was totally different thousands of years ago,” the California congressman said, addressing a panel of space science experts.  Read more…

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