Biomass, living on Mars, and incoming asteroids!

Incoming! Space Boffins Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson are joined by NASA’s acting head of planetary defence officer, Dr Kelly Fast, to discuss asteroids, YR2 and how to protect our planet… Another way to look after the Earth is to know how much carbon is being stored in its tropical forests and the upcoming European Biomass mission will be measuring exactly that. The UK Space Agency’s head of Earth Observation and Climate, Beth Greenaway, is joined by chief scientist, professor Shaun Quegan, from the University of Sheffield, to explain the mission’s importance. As Elon Musk extols the virtues of going to Mars, Kelly Weinersmith - co-author of the award-winning book A City On Mars - reveals why living on the red planet will be much, much harder than anyone thought…