To Mars: Nasa’s Perseverance will begin heading to a new part of the red planet called ‘Hawksbill Gap’. They hope rocks found here could provide the best evidence of past life. Elon Musk warns his Twitter takeover may not go ahead, until Twitter proves spam bot numbers, and Marvel Studios team up with London’s Science Museum for Black Panther technology experience.

Also in this episode:

• Mi5 warns of spies targeting thousands of high tech businesses and government officials
• Why jelly fish crushing robots are being made in Japan
• How tiny 830-million-year-old organisms found in ancient rock could still be alive
• A big step forward in cataracts treatment
• Can sniffer dogs detect covid-19?
• Hundreds of people spot a ‘fireball’ across the UK sky

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