{"id":815,"date":"2021-03-11T10:53:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T10:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/?p=815"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:37:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:37:28","slug":"is-there-life-on-mars-national-space-centre-qa-with-lewis-dartnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/2021\/03\/11\/is-there-life-on-mars-national-space-centre-qa-with-lewis-dartnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there Life on Mars? National Space Centre Q&amp;A with Lewis Dartnell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Join the National Space Centre Team on Friday 12 March, 19:00-20:00, to ask Professor Lewis Dartnell your questions about Life on Mars.<\/em><\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis is a research scientist, presenter and author. You may have seen him on BBC Horizon, Wonders of the Universe, Stargazing Live and Sky at Night. The National Space Centre also has him to thank for his work on the award-winning fulldome show, We Are Aliens.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2021\/03\/image-2-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-816\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2021\/03\/image-2-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2021\/03\/image-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2021\/03\/image-2-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2021\/03\/image-2.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>His research is in the field of astrobiology and the search for microbial life on Mars. Hot on the wheels of NASA Perseverance, now is a perfect time for him to join us to chat about past, current and future missions to the Red Planet.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis has won several awards for his science writing and outreach work and has published four books: The Knowledge was the Sunday Times \u2018New Thinking\u2019 Book of the Year and international bestseller, and his latest ORIGINS is a Sunday Times top History book of 2019.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-national-space-centre wp-block-embed-the-national-space-centre\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/spacecentre.co.uk\/event\/lewis-dartnell\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8176f006-16eb-4927-a320-dba11ca0b9e9\"><br><br><strong><em>How do I ask a question?<br><\/em><\/strong>Ask your questions in advance on our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/171163048149144\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/745418539466939\">Facebook<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/171163048149144\"> event page<\/a>\u00a0(we will be selecting in advance, but cannot guarantee we will be able to answer all the questions).<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-97f0239a-a585-4cc2-b7a9-14021e123814\"><strong><em>How to watch the LIVE session?<br><\/em><\/strong>Join us at 19:00 on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NationalSpaceCentre\">Facebook page<\/a>&nbsp;on 26 February 2021. The session will go live at this time, or just after.<br><br>\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-e9ca51ed-e29b-4fc3-ba07-fc0d87d6a731\"><strong><em>Can I watch the session at a later date?<br><\/em><\/strong>Yes, the session will remain on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NationalSpaceCentre\">Facebook page<\/a>&nbsp;after the event for you to watch at any time.<br><br>\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-30f9779d-150a-4805-99ff-5b654fa13b29\"><strong><em>Who is this session suitable for?<br><\/em><\/strong>Anybody and everybody with an interest in the past, present and future of space exploration.<br><br>\ufeff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-c6327af6-d0f4-45ce-b0b4-6620ee93e9dd\"><strong><em>Is there a cost to watch the session?<br><\/em><\/strong>No, please do not follow third party links that ask for information or money to participate. 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