Recovering Beagle 2 from Mars

Why we should rescue Beagle 2; why Uranus should be next on the agenda; and space music..

Episode 33 of the Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists podcast, hosted by Richard Hollingham, Sue Nelson, titled "Recovering Beagle 2 from Mars" was published on February 10, 2015 and runs 33 minutes.

February 10, 2015 ·33m · Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

Summary

Space Boffins Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson discover why we should recover Beagle 2 from the surface of Mars; why we need the Uranus Pathfinder mission; and how exoplanets are putting a twinkle in the eyes of British space scientists. There's also music from Public Sector Broadcasting, with band member J Willgoose explaining how they use space archive footage as an integral part of their unique sound. They're also are joined by Dr Leigh Fletcher from Oxford University and Dr Sheila Kanani from the Royal Astronomical Society with interviews from Professor Ian Wright and Professor Mark Sims. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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