| They're not life, however.
Mars' magnetic field would probably provide enough protection, though not nearly as much as earth, but the issre is getting there un-fried, isn't it.
To add my two cents, I think that space exploration is the most important area of science in terms of us as a species. It will be explored until the laws of science prevent it, that's human nature.
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.”
-Albert Einstein |