Mars: The Conversation Weekly podcast explores why three missions are about to reach the red planet
Plus what protesters in Belarus want to happen next. Episode 1 of The Conversation’s new weekly podcast.
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Endurance got us through multiple lockdowns, and it’ll help us coming out of the pandemic too
Endurance is a surprisingly progressive way of creating a better future.
Early Mars was warm and wet not icy, suggests latest research
The results come from the Perseverance rover’s investigation of an ancient crater lake.
Nasa’s planned mission to retrieve rocks from Mars is in trouble – but it’s a vital step to sending humans to the red planet
New ideas will be key to making the mission happen after a report criticised its timescale and cost.
Team sports at kindergarten help children develop classroom discipline later on
Put young children in football or karate class and they concentrate better in the classroom.
A new era of planetary exploration: what we discovered on the far side of the Moon
A new tool to detect hidden layers of the surface of the far side of the Moon could provide vital information about what lies beneath and how Earth’s satellite evolved.
Mars: how Ingenuity helicopter made the first flight on another planet
The maiden flight of Mars helicopter was a significant advance in propulsion technology.
Nasa and Esa want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here’s what will happen to the samples once they get here
Scientists will have to check whether the samples contain living microbes before they can be safely studied.
Hope from despair: how young people are taking action to make things better
Hope begins in a place of despair, in the desire to make things better.
Bilingual education in Wales: despite lockdown difficulties, parents should persevere
The benefits of a bilingual education are huge.
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