BBC Focus 02.2020

SPECIAL

ISSUE

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SPACE

THE FINAL FRONTIERS

In this special edition, brought to

you by the team at BBC Science

Focus, discover the missions that

will unravel the mysteries of the

Universe, including the hunt for

the enigmatic Planet 9, life on

Mars, black holes, oldest galaxies

and the next space race.

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“WEIGHTLESSNESS IS

THE BEST THING EVER.

IT’S AWE AND

FREEDOM. MOVEMENTS

ARE WITH NO EFFORT,

NO PHYSICAL

CONSTRAINTS. IT’S AN

AMAZING EXPERIENCE”

FEATURES

68

CHASING COMETS

5

WHAT CI SS

44 S P A C E , O N E A R T H

Testing out terrestrial

analogues here on Earth.

52 W H A T I S

C O N S C I O U S N E S S?

The quest to solve science’s

greatest mystery.

58 I N T E R V I E W :

D R E L I S A R A F F A E L L A

F E R R È

The psychologist finding out

how zero-g a￿ects our brains.

68 C H A S I N G C O M E T S

Meet the scientists planning a

unique mission that may

unlock the secrets of life.

75 W H A T I F... W E

BANNED FISHING?

Fishing can damage entire

ecosystems and pollutes our

oceans. So would we be

be￿er o￿ without it?

58

INTERVIEW: DR ELISA RAFFAELLA FERRÈ