Space

In the last several weeks have read so many news article about space:

• Khan, Amina. "Volcanoes on Venus are sign planetary neighbor is active, scientists say." Sun-Sentinel. 28 June 2015. 5A
• Achenbach, Joel & Davenport, Christian. "Failed launch is setback for industry of the future." Sun-Sentinel. 1 July 2015. 6B
• WSVN. "Little Pluto bigger than scientists thought as flyby looms." Via http://miami.suntimes.com/mia-news/7/97/270156/little-pluto-bigger-than-scientists-thought-as-flyby-looms-2
• NASA. "NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars." 28 September 2015. Web at https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-confirms-evidence-that-liquid-water-flows-on-today-s-mars

And so many other articles that I skipped over. Then I saw a TV ad about a movie "The Martian." Is this propaganda to brainwash us in setting colonies on other planets?  Why are us humans spending so much to explore the universe for earth-like worlds instead of taking care of our Earth? All this talk about space exploration has me wondering what aliens think of humans. Here's my take: