You know what Tufts University doesn't spend enough money on? Fruitless searches to the cold, barren reaches of outer space in a wild, cosmic goose chase intended to find signs of life so the ultra-wealthy can move into their space condos and leave the poor people to die here on Earth! Well, turn that space-frown upside-down, Jumbos, because the wait is over!

According to a recent article, Tufts University researchers are involved with a mission that will look for signs of life on Mars. Launched in August, the lander "won't land on the red planet's frigid north until sometime next May." Sounds like one round-trip on the Joey to me. When it lands, it will "dig about a meter into the permafrost to scoop up tiny samples of dirt and ice. It'll then add water and analyze the mixture in four especially designed minuscule beakers." And get this, girls: not only are they "especially designed" and "minuscule," but they are soooooooooo cute too! They would match your outfit to Fall Ball, like, so perfectly.

Here at TuftsOTR, we're all super glad that Tufts is choosing to spend its money wisely. You know, like on space travel. Not on remedying the housing crisis or anything like that.