Hear Nasa smash asteroid with spacecraft

Nasa’s Dart mission successfully smashes spacecraft into an asteroid in the first-ever 'planetary defense test’. The aim being to see if a large asteroid hurtling towards Earth could be diverted. Apple says it’s now started making its new handset in India in a shift from its China supply chains and we find out about the world’s first fully-biodegradable backpack.Also in this episode:More than half of the world's palm trees in dangerDiscovery of an ultra-rare diamond suggests Earth’s mantle has oceans’ worth of water hidden insideResearch finds family ties give animals reasons to help or harm as they ageDrinking two to three cups of coffee a day linked with longer lifespanMars dust watches are now a thing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.