This is not a drill: NASA have discovered a new biosignature and it's on Mars!
Ed and Dhara dive into all the nerdy details of this latest discovery, and explore why humans have always been obsessed with the red planet.
Plus: a quasi-moon, solar shifts and a chance to sleep-over at the National Space Centre!
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Welcome to Space NOW!
00:40 Space Wows!
00:59 The Sun is waking up and scientists don't know why
04:44 Earth has a new moon?
07:33 Is there life on Mars?
08:00 Observing Mars in human history
12:30 The First Missions to Mars
16:06 The new findings!
24:00 Other missions to find life
27:38 Life on Mars: our Hot Takes!
29:40 Engage with Space
30:34 Next time on Space NOW!
