In case NASA was in any doubt, President Barack Obama politely requested today that he be kept on top of any development the Curiosity might make in terms of discovering extra-terrestrial life. "If, in fact, you do make contact with Martians, please let me know right away,” he told a crowd at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadenia, Calif. “I’ve got a lot of other things on my plate, but I suspect that that will go to the top of the list." Clever. As if he didn't already know about Area 51 ...