COSMIC COLLISIONS: The Science Behind The Moon’s Craters

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It’s time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! 

In this episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn what makes us so impatient. 

Dan kicks off with the latest science news, starting with how Mount Vesuvius turned a Roman man’s brain into glass. Next, we learn about the second-ever commercial spacecraft to land on the moon. Finally, TV presenter and author, Konnie Huq, joins Dan to discuss her new National Innovation Challenge, designed to inspire young people to think big and tackle pressing issues like climate change.

We then answer your questions, Jack wants to know why the ocean is so salty? Professor Francisco Diego from UCL then answers Matty’s question: Why does the moon have craters and how were they made?

Dangerous Dan continues, where we learn all about the Giant Cave Centipede!

Then, it’s time for Battle of the Sciences, behavioural scientist Professor Daniel Read from Warwick University reveals how evolution may have wired us for impatience…

What do we learn about?

·   How Mount Vesuvius turned a Roman man’s brain into glass

·   An amazing new science competition launched by Konnie Huq 

·   Why the moon has so many craters 

·   The dangerous Giant Cave Centipede 

·    And in Battle of the Sciences, we uncover the secrets behind impatience!

All on this week’s episode of Science Weekly!

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