back on earth and it will be another critical year for climate change. at november s climate summit in glasgow a deal was reached to try and limit global warming. but it was clear that plans to cut emissions didn t go far enough, so in 2022 the world will meet again, this time in egypt. nations have been asked to return with more ambitious pledges. the question is, will this be enough to stop the worst impacts of climate change? and remember the large hadron collider? it s the world s most powerful particle accelerator and its discoveries of the higgs boson and dozens of other subatomic particles have changed our understanding of physics. but for the last three years, it s not been operating. the shutdown was planned to undertake vital repairs and upgrade work, but the pandemic meant it s taken longer than expected. soon the collider will be switched on again to start the next phase of experiments. and the uk s new polar research ship
then there s nasa s ultra powerful space launch system, which will blast off and send a crew capsule called orion into orbit. no people will be on board for either of these test flights, but if they re a success, astronauts could soon be taking a ride. back on earth and it will be another critical year for climate change. at november s climate summit in glasgow a deal was reached to try and limit global warming. but it was clear that plans to cut emissions didn t go far enough, so in 2022 the world will meet again, this time in egypt. nations have been asked to return with more ambitious pledges. the question is, will this be enough to stop the worst impacts of climate change? and remember the large hadron collider? it s the world s most powerful particle accelerator and its discoveries of the higgs boson and dozens of other subatomic particles have changed our understanding of physics. but for the last three years, it s not been operating.
large hadron collider? it s the world s most powerful particle accelerator and its discoveries of the higgs boson and dozens of other subatomic particles have changed our understanding of physics. but for the last three years, it s not been operating. the shutdown was planned to undertake vital repairs and upgrade work, but the pandemic meant it s taken longer than expected. soon, the collider will be switched on again to start the next phase of experiments. and the uk s new polar research ship has arrived in antarctica, and soon it will be undergoing trials to see how it copes with the thick ice there. the vessel, which was almost called boaty mcboatface after a public vote, is now named after the british naturalist sir david attenborough. it s the most advanced polar vessel ever to set sail, and scientists will use it to study every aspect of this remote and rapidly changing ecosystem.