Jim Al-Khalili, OSIRIS REx, IIAPY 2019, tardigrades on the Moon

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Iain Todd

Published: September 13, 2019 at 1:26 pm

This episode we speak to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about humanity's return to the Moon and the challenges facing our planet.

Plus, the team discuss the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample collection mission, this year's Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, a speeding star that's racing through our Galaxy and recent news of tardigrades on the Moon.

Iain Todd

Science journalist

Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Content Editor who has been writing about astronomy and space science for over a decade. He has covered major stargazing events, space launches and the latest news in cosmology, astrophysics, planetary and space science.