Life on Mars
The team investigates the ongoing hunt for life on Mars. It is one of the great scientific questions of our time, but are we any closer to finding an answer?
The Sky at Night team investigates the ongoing hunt for life on Mars. It is one of the great scientific questions of our time, but are we any closer to finding an answer? As well as uncovering the cause of the recent crash of the Schiaparelli lander, the team looks at the next missions designed to hunt for life on the red planet - from a rover designed to drill deep into the surface, to the orbiter sniffing for signs of methane in the atmosphere. Adam Rutherford joins the team to ask if we have been deliberately avoiding the most likely places to find life on Mars.
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The mystery of methane on Mars
Duration: 03:16
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Trail: Life on Mars
Duration: 01:14
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Starguide: November 2016
Duration: 02:58
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00:02Jean Sibelius
Pelleas and Melisande: At The Castle Gate
Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Chris Lintott |
| Presenter | Maggie Aderin-Pocock |
| Series Producer | Michael Lachmann |
| Executive Producer | Jonathan Renouf |
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