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September 30, 2010

Inter-cosmic discourse

Imagine if and when the aliens turn up and the best we have to say hello is the United Nations.

Last Sunday, it emerged that the UN was set to appoint a Malaysian astrophysicist called Mazlan Othman to lead international efforts to respond to visitors from outer space. As the article in the Sunday Times explained, Dr Othman is the head of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs (Unoosa).

Posted by Ghost of a flea at September 30, 2010 06:19 AM