to Mars and Beyond!
March 2016 saw the launch of the first part of Europe\u2019s two-part mission to\xa0Mars. The mission, called ExoMars, comprises the \u201cTrace Gas Orbiter\u201d \u2013 the part that\u2019s just launched \u2013 and a large\xa0rover, which launches in 2018.\xa0The orbiter\xa0will sniff the atmosphere to test for evidence of past \xa0\u2013 or maybe even present \u2013 life. Elsewhere in\xa0the world of astronomy, this month has also seen the discovery a cluster of \u201cmonster\xa0stars\u201d, and the most distant galaxy ever seen.\xa0I chatted to Edward Gomez and Tim Davis, a relatively new arrival here in Cardiff, about these discoveries.\n\nOriginally broadcast on 31st March\xa02016 as part of Pythagoras\u2019 Trousers on Radio Cardiff.