Scientists Determine the Size of the Martian Core

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary
Series 24 Episode 35
*Scientists determine the size of the Martian core
Seismic data collected by NASA's Mars Insight lander suggests the red planet’s core is about half the size of the Earth’s.
*Searching for signs of Martian life in outback Australia
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is continuing its final checks following its successful touch down on the surface of the red planet.
*Kilometre wide asteroid zooms past Earth
An asteroid almost a kilometre wide has made its closest approach to Earth passing some two million kilometres from the planet’s surface.
*The Science Report
Exposure to artificial light linked to teen sleep, mood and anxiety disorders.
A new study shows young adults are having less sex these days.
Australia’s black summer bushfires pumped as much smoke into the stratosphere as a volcanic eruption.
Archaeologists discover 10,500 year old preserved large woven basket and dead sea scroll fragments.
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