you know, we were running around water on mars. was really sulfuric acid on mars. okay? the ph was very low, this was very acidic stuff, very salty. this was not evidence of an evolutionary paradise, but it was a fascinating, fascinating environment, and we study that place by going to a series of impact craters, first little eagle crater, smaller than this room where we landed. that endurance crater and ultimately the long six kilometer trek down to victoria crater. and we were at victoria for two years, body year-long the rim and another year down inside. and by the time we wrapped up, the investigation at victoria, we have been at that point on mars of 4 1/2, five years, something like that. we put a better part of seven or eight kilometers on the odometer. we had kind of gone and done most of what you could do on these rocks. you know, we had done stratigraphic sections, we have been down into these craters, we had really pieced together a compelling, detailed, scientifically new wants to story of what had happened. but then, we had to decide what to do next. and wha

on mars. and instead, here we're 14 years later after 28 miles of travel, and today we get to celebrate the end of this mission. so it's an honor for me as the nasa administrator to come out here to this amazing facility with so many amazingly talented people to stay thank you for your great work. not just for our country, but for the science that people are going to be benefiting all over the world. they are going to be benefiting from this science for years to come. so now i'd like to take the opportunity to introduce the director of the jet propulsion laboratory, mike watkins. >> thank you, jim. opportunity may be gone but they leave us a new legacy, and that's of a new paradigm of solar exploration. a robotic geologist on mars. an integrated science and engineering team here on earth set out together on a mission of discovery. they didn't know what they would find. they didn't know the direction - which direction they would go. sometimes from one day to the next. they made it work. they ma

at mars. there is water at the poles of mars. it has icecaps that are permanent and freeze the atmosphere on the icecaps. think on earth, if the atmosphere froze to ice on the poles, that is what happens on mars. the fact that it is in a crater that is shadowed, you can still have some sort of ice permanently there or for some point of the year. it does not surprise me. i don't know where the crater on mars is, so i don't know how surprised to be. >> hi there. you said with curiosity, the rocks you kept to drill into were too hard. isn't finding a softer rock change what you will find one to gush find when you drill into it? >> navy. -- maybe. getting any rock sample is better than none. we can measure the property, the chemistry, with what we have been looking at. does that mean the minerals are the same? does it mean the bits in it are the same? we will never know. but getting one sample is better than no sample. >> [laughter] >> hi. can you go more into the details of what we can expect to

mars? scienceydr. barrett: one of ths we want to measure is as the seasons come about on mars, it heats the ground and you have a heat pulse that goes into the ground. you want to see how deep the heat pulse can go and you need to remove that from your total calculations of how much heat is flowing out of mars. you want the measurements at different points. also, we don't know how deep we will make it into the surface of mars and we would hate to have to heat probe sensor be at the end of the tether and that be the one sensor sticking out at the top of the surface and the rest of the probe be underneath. that would be terrible. you want sensors along the way to make sure you get some sensors into the ground. fromraeman: i can just add a geophysics perspective, when rocky planets form, they have residual heat on their core. that he does from the energy from the planet forming and accreting and any developments that may be trapped down there will decay and warm-up. the heat on earth, that is

were very similar, so life could have evolved on mars as well.obviously a robotic mission heading to mars, and the real thing is actually being assembled together at the moment, scientists are working round the clock. and it really will be a fitting honour for the woman who truly was an unsung hero of science, to have this legacy that will now live on mars. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: jeff bezos, owner of amazon and the washington post, says the parent company of the national enquirer tried to blackmail him with "intimate photos". the body recovered from the wreckage of the plane that went down in the sea between france and britain is identified as footballer emiliano sala. after meeting eu chiefs in brussels, theresa may's set to travel to dublin to discuss the northern ireland backstop with the irish prime minister, leo varadkar. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the mail online. it accuses eu council prsident donald tusk of twisting the

were very similarso years ago earth and mars were very similar so life could have evolved on mars asthis is obviously a robotic mission heading to mars and the real thing is actually being assembled together at the moment, scientists are working around the clock. and it really will be a fitting honour for the woman who truly was an unsung hero of science, to have this legacy that will now live on on mars. studio: rebecca and tim peake, many thanks. the time is 1:15pm. ourtop tim peake, many thanks. the time is 1:15pm. our top story this lunchtime. theresa may has held talks with the head of the european commission in a bid to secure changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. the meeting was described as robust but constructive. coming up, the outbreak of equine flu which has brought british horse to a standstill today. future meats are also in doubt. coming up on bbc news. jonathan davies will captain wales for the first time as they make ten changes for their six nations match against italy on saturday. with several rested after their winning start in france. parents are being urge

maybe on the next trip to mars they'll be salad. fresh basil is healthy and delicious and it's easy to grow and harvest in your own kitchen. it's a concept of particular interest to aerospace researcher daniel schubert. he's been looking for ways of ensuring a supply of fresh food for astronauts on a moon base or in a trip to mars. the main problem is the sheer weight of the soil required. heaters every kilo i take into orbit costs between twenty and forty thousand euros so taking soil to the moon or to mars would make the trip even more expensive a lot more expensive. that's one reason why aerospace researchers are looking into hydroponics systems they've proved to be a very efficient and practical method of growing food. the plants grow with their roots dangling in the air that required the researches to design special trays that hold the plants in place. here in the lab conditions are tailored to maximize plant growth even the lighting is set to the optimum color for the plants. instead of soil the roots take in water and nutrien

>> supervisor peskin: so moved. >> supervisor mar: thank you. [gavel]. >> supervisor mar: mr. clerk, please call item 2. >> clerk: item 2 is an administrative code to establish the our city, our home committee as a committee to monitor the city's revenue garnered under the city tax code, and recommending ways to reduce barriers that prevent people from exiting homelessness. >> supervisor mar: i'd like to pass it off to supervisor brown for marks on this item. >> supervisor brown: thank you, chairman mar. and i want to thank -- i know we have some representatives in the -- in the chamber that has really helped guide this legislation and also have been really helpful in making sure we hit the points that we need to, making sure that people that need to be on this committee is there. i'd like to thank the departments of housing service and homeless -- actually, it's homeless service and housing, controller's office, department of public health, and mayor's office of community development. in our city, our home, jennifer frebachen and others that have been working hard in this. my

on the surface of mars. that doesn't guarantee there is life on mars. those building blocks don't exist on the moon and they don't exist on mars. they exist on the earth. we're learning whether there is or was at one time life on mars. we now know there is liquid water under the surface of mars. anywhere there is water there is life. what we're trying to discover is life on a planet that's not our own. here's the other thing i think is critically important for everybody to know. over a billion years ago, mars lost its magnetosphere. by studying mars, we can get insight into how earth's atmosphere is changing and ultimately make, i think, better determinations as to the direction earth is going by studying the history of mars. >> do you see -- is there a time line you guys talk about over at nasa about when we might see a human mission to mars? >> yes, we're looking to target the mid 2030s. there is a lot to be done between now and then. what we're doing is we're going to the moon under the president's space

or could there be life on mars. when the astronomer giovani schiaparelli discovered grooves on our neighboring planet the idea of little men from mars became a fashion it was thought there could only be one explanation for the canals. mass became a canvas for bizarre fantasies it was thought that its color came from red vegetation. after the war of the worlds the image of mars inhabitants changed h.g. wells described a high tech civilization the martians were coming to conquer earth. science fiction space probes show decades later mars is a desert planet cold and hostile to life. this meteorite awoke a new hope in one thousand nine hundred six to this day experts are discussing whether this clump from mars could contain tiny microbe fossils it is possible. quantities of water used to flow on mars water is the most important prerequisite for life about four billion years ago there were rivers and lakes on what is now a dried planet. american research rovers have already found several pieces of evidence for that. back

were very similar so life could have evolved on mars as well.real thing is being assembled together at the moment, scientists working round the clock and it really will be a fitting honour for the woman who truly was an unsung hero of science to have this legacy that will now live on mars. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello there. well, we're ending this week on a very unsettled note, something we haven't seen in quite a while, deep areas of low pressure. we had one on wednesday—thursday and this one on friday, today to saturday is looking particularly vicious. a very wild day friday with plenty rain around. this is the culprit, this deep low moving in off the atlantic has been named storm erik by met eireann, into northern and western parts of the uk, also a very active weather front pushing in some heavy rains, so we are starting friday morning off extremely wet across many western areas, an atrocious morning commute and the wind will be a feature, picking up through the day, certainly

we know that 3.7 billion years ago, earth and mars were life could have evolved on mars as well.ca: thank you very much. this iobviously a robotic mission heading to mars. the real thing has been assembled and scieng sts are workound the clock. it really will be a fitting honor for the woman who truly was an unsung hero of science to have this legacy that will now live on mars. reportingcca morelle there on the ongoing quest. you can find more on all the day's news oour website. t see what we're working on at any time, check itter. i am jane o'brien. thanks for watching "bbc world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, soca you swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up-to-date with the latestca headlines yon trust. download now from selected app stores. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> what are you doing? >> possibilities. your day is filled with them. >> tv, play "downton abbey." >> a

a naming ceremony for the new british—built mars rover. hello.am has told the bbc it will act swiftly to remove all graphic images of self—harm. it's a response to the suicide of 14—year—old molly russell. she had been viewing such images on the site, before she took her own life. her father has suggested instagram "helped kill" her. adam mosseri, head of the company, has acknowledged it is "not where it needs to be on the issues of self—harm and suicide." our correspondent angus crawford, who first highlighted molly's case, has the story. i've seen videos. i've seen pictures. nothing's blocked. no. nothing's blurred. i haven't seen anything blurred. meet grace, lucy, shani and julia. if you search for self—harm, you are then suddenly guided to how to commit suicide, how to hang yourself, how to tie a noose. horrified by molly's story and spurred into action, though their own families haven't been affected, this week, each set up a brand—new account. and they have a message for the head of instagram. you can still go and read how to kill yourself

we re very billion years ago, earth and mars were very similar so life could have evolved on mars asthe real thing is being assembled together at the moment, scientists working round—the—clock and it really will be a fitting honourfor and it really will be a fitting honour for the and it really will be a fitting honourfor the woman and it really will be a fitting honour for the woman who truly was an unsung hero of science to have this legacy that will now live on mars. a perfect name for the rover to mars, rosalind franklin. i hope it will discover a lot more things. her legacy will continue. you have been watching newsday. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. coming up — cookies and crumbs! we'll be taking a bite out of india's oldest and most recognised biscuit—makers and seeing how the compa ny‘s reinventing itself. and before we go, how about this for a not so romantic idea with valentine's day fast approaching. a zoo in kent in southern england will — for a small fee — name a cockroach after your ex lover. and post it on a public noticebo

supervisor mar. absent. motion to excuse supervisor safai from items 20 through 27 made by supervisor ste stefani. supervisor aye. roanin aye. stefani aye. walton aye. supervisor yee, aye. brown, aye. fewer aye. haney, aye. mandelman, aye. there are 10 ayes. >> commissioner: and supervisor safai is reused. before we take any action on this item do we have department staff to mike -- make any comments? seeing none, are you going to make a motion supervisor haney? >> to continue this to april 9. i believe in order for that to happen the parties have to agree to that. >> commissioner: can i have the parties take turn and acknowledge that agreement. >> i'm for the appellant. we agree to april 9th. >> attorney for the project sponsor and the project sponsor also agrees to the continuance to april 9. >> commissioner: thank you. with the understanding the items will be continued, we will now take public comments. are there any members of the public who wish to speak on the continuance? any speaker would be two minu

life on mars.cy, why is it so vital to get to mars? it is really exciting mission. this rover will drill two metres under the surface of mars where we stand the best chance of discovering organic molecules which could have resided on mars. it is going to an ancient landing site weather was once a liquid ocean. we know that the .7 billion years ago earth and mars we re very billion years ago earth and mars were very similar still life could have evolved on mars this well. thank you very much. this is obviously a robotic mission to mars and the real thing is being assembled by scientists working around the clock and it really will bea around the clock and it really will be a fitting honour for the women who was an unsung hero of science to have this legacy which will live on, on mars. time to look at the weather. hello there, some beautiful sunsets to end the day. our weather watchers have been out some pictures. here is the scene in the end horn. a cloudy sky but still a beautiful sunset further saf

jane: nasa has officially called an end to one oits longest lasting mars rovers.ortunity has been out of contact since june when engulfed in a huge dust storm. it first landed on the red anet in 2004. it sent back some astonishing images during its time in service. i was joined by a reporter from national geographic. this is bittersweet, isn't it? >> it is. it's an extraordinary accomplishment. this rover was initially designed to last 90 days on mars and it went 14 and a hars actively rolling around the surface. whfor a lot of the people woted on this, the scientis and engineers who built it and did science with it, this is really bitterset. it is a huge accomplishment, but it is hard to say goodbye. jane what was its biggest : achievement? pirit werenity and the first spacecraft to definitively identify water on the surface of the planet. opportunity in particular was able to identify differentds k of water from two different times. we have a good sense, thanks to opportunity about the persistence of water on the surface of mars which is really important for det

were very similar, so life could have evolved on mars as well. the real thing is actually being assembled together at the moment, scientists are working round the clock. and it really will be a fitting honour for the woman who truly was an unsung hero of science to have this legacy that will now live on mars. how wonderful to have that. you have been watching newsday. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. thank you for watching. you can follow u p thank you for watching. you can follow up on any of these stories on the news app and on the website. hello there. the weather has taken a bit of a turn to something a lot more unsettled to end the week. something we haven't seen in quite awhile, pretty deep areas of low pressure bringing gales and spells of heavy rain. and friday is looking very unsettled with a deep area of low pressure to bring widespread gales and quite heavy rain. now, this is actually a deep low that's been named storm erik by met eireann because it will likely bring disruptive winds to the n

wh the mars rover opportunity is now officially retired. australian government says c it will reopentroversial detention center on christmas to cope with the rise in asylum-seekers. the announcement came after the prime minister suffered an embarrassing defeat in parliament. >> immigration will again be at the heart australia's next election campaign. the debate is toxic and divisive. >> the question isherefore resolved in the affirmative. >> reeling from an embarrassing defeat in parliament, the prime minister says new laws are making it easier for sick migrants to be treated inwi australi weaken border security and will encourage more migrants to come by boat. in hopes of averting that, he is reopening a detention center on a remote australian territory in the indian oce. >> we have approved putting in place the reopening of the christmas island detention facility and a series of compounds there both to deal with the prospect of aals as well as the prospect of transfers. >>01 since migrants intercepted at sea have been sent to new guinea.

we know that 3.7 years ago mars and earth were similar. life could have evolved on mars as well.fe on mars. let's see what the weather is doing to us. we have wet and windy weather. the potentialfor some disruption. very windy conditions. these are the strongest wind gust. 79 mph. that is courtesy of an area of low pressure. the wind is easing through the afternoon. the next area of low pressure is hot on its heels. a deepening area of low pressure. it has been named star eric. windy conditions as it moves towards us. here we are through to night. showery outbreaks of rain. frost for eastern parts of scotland and north—east england. outbreaks of rain. you can see the isobars are tightening as well. fairly close together. the winds will start to pick up as we move into tomorrow. there is the potential for pick up as we move into tomorrow. there is the potentialfor some disruption friday into saturday could see some disruption for travel. here we are first thing on friday. outbreaks of rain. another heavier band of rain working its way east through the day and the potential for thu

a recent gao report found four of his 20 trips to mar-a-lago cost taxpayers $13.6 million. critics have raised ethics and security concerns about mar-a-lago, these friends don't seem to pay them any mind. anna schechter, nbc news, palm beach. >> we're back in a moment with prince harry and meghan markle getting the royal treatment in morocco. >>> you're looking at extraordinary video out of western australia. volunteer firefighters in the town of south hampton captured the moment a fireball shot into the sky during a bush fire the phenomenon known as fire world are often referred to as fir tornadoes. they typically form on sunny days by hot, dry air rising rapidly. now to the royal tour in morocco where prince harry and meghan markle are on a trip and the duke and duchess of sussex were welcomed at a girls boarding school. the trip is expected to be the last overseas visit for meghan before she gives birth to the couple's first child in april, a baby moon, if you will. >>> when we come back, flying without wings. at the age of 86 the woman whose latest leap of fate landed h

as an attempt to isolate iran plus the end of an iraq as nasr announces that its powering down its mars rover opportunity. will begin with breaking news out of the us where the house of representatives has passed a resolution to end american military involvement in the saudi led war in yemen it's a direct rebuke of the trump administration's support for the kingdom the measure now faces a contentious vote in the senate and trump says he will veto its she had her tons of reports some washington. this is a five minute vote this is the vote that the house of representatives then controlled by the republicans refused to allow last year with control having shifted to the democrats passage of a resolution ending u.s. involvement in the yemen war it was never in doubt nearly all of the bombs that have fallen say the same thing made in the united states of america they fall on weddings they fall on hospitals and on homes they fall on funerals reputable refugee camps and school busses i am mindful that this debate is taking place a day after the president disregarded the law and failed to report

i wanted to add to something that supervisor mar said. the department of justice is determining whether the patriot act will trump the other act, and the other big issue is that the census bureau, if the citizenship question does make it onto the questionnaire, is willing to release redistricting data with citizenship as a consideration for population, which will also change how a democracy works. >> supervisor haney: thank you. so i would imagine if either of those things happen that we would want to have an update on it. it sounds like there's at least two important remaining legal questions that need to be resolved that would impact how we view -- >> and ihere, i also have some experience with door knocking in i can follow up with you for sure, but i do know they have a special task force westbound the bureau he's enumeration process. we plan to work with the department to figure out all the mechanisms that they've figured out for the local time count. so we are planning to meet with them and to learn more about how the census will act

commissioner mar? >> supervisor mar: yes. i just want to echo some of the comments that commissioner yee made, and particularly thank you, sfcta for recommending support of sb 127. which commissioner yee, i was proud to cosponsor on. pedestrian safety is a personal and public interest of mine. and the th and then actually, i did have a similar point. i'll maybe turn it over to mr. chang. curious to hear your thoughts on sf -- or sfcta's thoughts on sb 50. and what specific aspects of this bill you're watching moving forward. >> chair peskin: mr. chang or miss crabbe, who would like to respond. >> commissioner mar, we are still relying on a bit more analysis from the planning department, who are looking into the details of the latest version of the bill. our understanding is that it seeks to address some of the concerns that were raised locally and statewide regarding the impact to vulnerable communities what are at risk of displacement. iible there have been other change to see the standard as far as -- changes to the standar

the theme, country com to mar-a-lago. >> these are trump's people.undreds ofhem have come to mar-a-lago to celebrate him, h suppor and have a big party. and they pay big bucks for it.me so$500, some of the choice tables up to $25,000. the proceeds goot to charity but to cover the cost of the party. >> it's a party for the president. the president would never do a party that wasn't the best. >> reporter: the grand ballroom outfitted with 16 crystal chandeliers and real gold on the walls.-y oncer extravaganza orchestrated by a group of women who call themselves the trumpettes. >> this is a room ful of all of his friends. >> a very special place to me. >> reporter: appearingn white house produced video. >> i'm heading over right now to hanoi, vietnam, to have a meeting with kim jong-un. >> is anybody tired of winning yet? >> reporter: his son, eric, runs the >> amazing.ess. they have a lot of passion and do a great job. this is exciting. >> reporter: how do you like working here? >> we love it. we love mr. trump. >> reporter: the club is not without con

he is the mars expiration rover project manager. thanks, john. >>> back to the powerful storm moving to the bay area, and it caused some problems in sonoma county . sessler road and santa rosa flooded, but drivers try to go through it anyway. >> can't tell where the middle of the road is or anything like that. you cannot tell where the edges are anything like that, so it is safe to just turn around, go somewhere he sells. >> there was also planning and santa rosa creek, it rose above one level, and spilled over a trail and went into a vineyard. at san francisco international airport, we take a live look on this wet and windy day. conditions have prompted a round of the program to go in effect. delays and cancellations. this has led to at least 138 cancellations and 327 delays. most of those short-haul flights up and down th always when a storm like this moves in, see hp urging all of you drivers out there to be very careful, take it easy, go slow. giving a live look at a very soggy golden gate bridge. as you can c here traffic movin

a rare look inside mar-a-lago.rves as a florida retreat for president trump and his family. nbc's anna scheckter was there for this weekend's big party. ♪ >> reporter: a rare look inside the winter white house. >> very nice. >> reporter: nbc news was given exclusive access to the president's mar-a-lago private club. not usually friendly to the press. ♪ the theme, country comes to mar-a-lago. these are trump's people. hundreds of them have come to mar-a-lago tonight to celebrate him and support him and have a big party. and they paid big bucks for it. some $500, some of the choice tables up to $20,000. the proceeds go not to charity, but to cover the cost of the party. >> it's a party for the president. the president would never do a party that wasn't the best. >> reporter: the grand ballroom outfitted with 16 crystal chandeliers and real gold on the walls. the once a year extravaganza orchestrated by a group of women who call themselves the trump pettes. >> this is a roomful of his friends. >> it's a very special p

and we have the nasa insight lander which just got to mars near the end of november of last year and that one is a stationary lander that's going to hunt for mars quakes basically a martian version of earthquakes to see if there's any type of internal activity going on ribbon around it. let's take you through some of the headlines now the u.s. house of representatives as possible as allusion to end american military involvement in the saddam led war in yemen is a direct tribute of the trumpet ministration support for the kingdom the measure now faces a contentious votes in the senate the u.s. president says he'll veto it. at least twenty seven members of iran's revolutionary guards have been killed in a suicide bombing near the pakistan border the attacker drove a vehicle filled with explosives into the local media say some the armed group has claimed responsibility this came as a u.s. sponsored conference opened in poland on security in the middle east it's widely seen as an attempt to isolate iran because. we've got this meeting is not in secret this is an open meeting with represe

at mar-a-lago, look what he's done to people.u how am i doing, you're supposed to say great. wherever he goes, people are standing up and aplaplauding hi. he needs the constant attention. he needs to be constantly celebrated and that's what mar-a-lago is. >> you know why that sounds very odd is because he's the president of the united states. so if for someone else mar-a-lago was the biggest thing they had, anyone could understand. i mean, "cheers" if you remember that show, go to the bar where everybody knows your name whatever your politics. he's the president. why does he need to go back to this so-called refuge or safe space? >> because of that hunger and that ego of his. this is the one place where he's really safe. where there's people that will, indeed, celebrate him. as life closes down on him in washington, and as it will these next few months, the difficult time he's going to have to have, it will mean even more to him. he love this is place. he sits -- i've sat there 10 feet away from him at dinner. he sit there is for

bad news for nasa's longest-running rover on mars.pportunity hahas been p pronoud dead 15 years after its first landing. build -- given that it was built to last three months, it had a pretty good run. time nowow for the latest busins news. you are starting with that newss that airbubus that they're going to stop building the eight 380. >> it is the worldld's largest passenger plane but airbus decided it will bubuild thlalast one in 202021. thisis comoming as ordeders wert for r the plane.e. airbus says the dedecision was - would afaffect up to 5300 jobs. they reported an almost 30% increase in net profits for 2018. >> it is the world's largest passenger jet but the a3 80 ae-380's days are numbers -- are numbered.d. >> this was the right t cision right now. we need to be realaltic aboutt t after everything we tried. market tose from the put it mildly, was very weak. >> for airbus, it is the end of an era. the double-decker plane made its first flight in april 2005. it was hoped to compete with the boeing 747. with a price of over 350

and with it, the mars exploration rover mission as complete. but mars exploration isn't over yet. which landed in 2012, is still covering ground. like many on social media, it offered its own eltonjohn tribute to its fallen fore—robot, saying... but the death of the rover some have nicknamed 0ppy marks the end of the longest serving space robot, which gave us the first glimpses of hope of the possibility of life elsewhere. kim gittleson, bbc news. not long to go now until the oscars, and hollywood's traditional film industry could be excused for feeling a little nervous at the challenge posed by the rise of the streaming services. netflix, for example, has for the first time been nominated for best picture, the black—and—white autobiographical movie roma. tom brook reports. roma has been the subject of a massive campaign by netflix to win 0scars. the chief aim to bring a best picture victory to director alfonso cuaron‘s largely autobiographical portrait of his family's housemaid in his childhood home in mexico city in early 1970s. cuaron is taking the big marketing push in his str

and with it, the mars exploration rover mission as complete. but mars exploration isn't over yet.covering ground. like many on social media, it offered its own eltonjohn tribute to its fallen fore—robot, saying... but the death of the rover some have nicknamed 0ppy marks the end of the longest serving space robot, which gave us the first glimpses of hope of the possibility of life elsewhere. kim gittleson, bbc news. just to recap the breaking news, the planemaker airbus has announced it. producing the a380 superjumbo. this is after the main airline that buys them, emirates, has decided to cut back the number from 162 to 123 but emirates have confirmed in a new deal worth $21 billion it will be buying smaller planes thought to be more cost—effective, fuel efficient, hence their decision to switch to those. airbus is to stop producing the super—jumbo a380. i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. hello, good morning. it feels like spring has sprung. a temperature of 1a degrees the highest. temperatures could get higher. it is so mild because our air is coming f

mexico city it's the end of an iraq in mars exploration nasa has formally announced that the minds of its longest running rover on the red planet after a remarkable fifteen years the opportunity rover landed on mars back in two thousand and four with a projected mission of just three months but nasa obviously built it well as powered by its solar panels open it he was actually still going strong until communication finally ceased in a massive dust storm last june. they lasted so long in part because we built the hardware ok and if you want to accuse us of overengineering i would plead guilty as charged. another thing was that we got lucky with the weather i mean alternately it was the weather the killed opportunity but before that for years and years and years we would have these gusts of wind that we clean dust off of the rover solar arrays of tiny harrison is the director of research at the new space initiative at arizona state university madame thank you so much for joining us as we were hearing i think air opportunity was meant to last only nine martian days but apparently lasted