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Planets & beyond
 

The Rover's returns

 
Detail of possible meteorite on Mars surface Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell
Detail of possible meteorite on Mars surface Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell

Scratching the surface

Judging from a distance is fine, but it's no substitute for being there. But when the distances are too far to send people, the next best thing is sending in the landers.

A trip to the neighbours

Discover the secrets of the red planet - without moving from your computer. Join us and explore Mars.

Signs of life next door

Could the existence of Martian life be linked to the origin of life on Earth? Professor Paul Davies considers the search for life.

Steve Squyres, Mars Exploration Rover principal investigator from Cornell University, came to the Open University's Berrill Lecture theatre to share the latest findings from the project. You can enjoy his lecture at any time - as part of the Berrill Webcast series.

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A man reading on the beach

A honeymoon couple, the first flushes of romance. Join us reading Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach.

Polar ice

Artists and scientists head north on a polar expedition, and alongside Jarvis Cocker and KT Tunstall is our man in the arctic.

James May's Big Challenge

Planes, trains and automobiles – can you choose the best way to get from A to B? Take the James May big transport challenge.

 
 

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