Kate Humble and the Rough Science team - Ellen, Kathy, Jonathan, Mike and Iain - are back. They're in Death Valley, a place a lot like Mars (only slightly less welcoming), where our scientists will be solving a series of space-themed challenges.
The team
Meet the team taking this season's challenges - and read Kate's welcome to the new series.
The challenges
Read about how the team coped with their various space-themed challenges.
Taking it further
If Rough Science has left you wanting to exercise your mind further, why not sample our list of related courses?
Schools pack
Rough it in your classroom - we've got a great set of downloadable challenges adapted for schools.
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