dr rain irshad, a researcher at the science and technology facilities council, worked on the nasa mars, and explained what exactly the spacecraft was looking for. there are a vast range of questions about the universe, the one everyone wa nts to about the universe, the one everyone wants to know is is there life outside of the earth. and we suspect that the is not life on the surface of mars but we may find it allowed the surface. so mars at one stage had a magnetic field which would have been on earth the result of movement in the molten aahing over. that is one of the things that we wa nt to that is one of the things that we want to measure with the instruments we have. that magnetic field is what holds our atmosphere in place. so it allows the atmosphere to keep us warm and protects us from radiation from the sun and gives those lovely warm temperatures and liquid water. all the things needed for life to flourish. at some point mars lost its atmosphere, it lost the magnetic field that kept it safe and the solar wind slowly allowed to drift away which meant that the temperatures on t

dr rain irshad, a researcher at the science and technology facilities council, worked on the nasa mars to discover. at some point, mars lost its atmosphere, and lost the magnetic field that kept it safe and the solar wind slowly allowed it to drift away, which meant the temperatures on the surface froze, it became bombarded with radiation and that is why we think we have not found life on the surface of mars. but there is the possibility that that life retreated below the surface. so that is what questions are hoping to answer. i was a part of the uk team, the uk instrument is a miniature seizmonitor that is incredibly sensitive. in the next few weeks, it is going to determine exactly where on the surface the place that monitor and once up there, we're going to give the first vibrations that anyone has ever felt on the service of another planet, this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? a un report says greenhouse gas emisions — have reached a record high — and countries need to triple their planned emissions cuts, to stay within temperature limits. so and t

dr rain irshad, a researcher at the science and technology facilities council, worked on the nasa mars that there is not life on the surface of mars, but we may well find it below the surface. mars at one stage, had a magnetic field which would have been, on earth, it is the result of movements in our molten iron core. that is one of the things that we want to measure with the instruments that we have. that magnetic field is what holds our atmosphere in place. so it allows that atmosphere to keep us warm and protect us from the radiation of the sun. it gives us lovely warm temperatures and liquid water. all the things needed for life to flourish. at some point, mars lost its atmosphere, and lost magnetic field that kept it safe and the solar wind slowly allowed it to drift away, which meant the temperatures on the surface froze, it became bombarded with radiation and that is why we think we have not found life on the surface of mars. but there is the possibility that that life were treated below the surface. so that is one of the questions we are hoping to answer. i was a part of the u

joining me now is dr rain irshad, a researcher at the science and technology facilities council who workedore landing when a pause went on just a little bit longer than we anticipated. it is a worry that perhaps it did not make it, but it did and there was so much excitement. people were punching the air. we have had the first images and they look amazing. they are absolutely fabulous. the first one is the immediate snapshot with wide—angle lens. it still had the dust cap on the cover but it lets you know that it has got there and it is safe. the second one is so crisp. it is incredibly clear and it lets you see that you are absolutely on another world. they are amazing. nasa was tweeting them out earlier. we have been showing them the subject then. let us talk about what you want to happen next. —— showing them this afternoon. you are going to look inside the planet because you think there may be earthquakes going on? that is right. i was part ofa uk going on? that is right. i was part of a uk team. the going on? that is right. i was part ofa uk team. the uk going on? that is right. i was