:00:08. > :00:16.You are watching Newsround on Thursday the 9th of January. Here is
:00:17. > :00:23.what is on the way: I am here at Jodrell bank where we are about to
:00:24. > :00:32.meet the astronaut. And why it is another bad day to be a West Ham
:00:33. > :00:40.fan. First, how long can it last? There are still more than 100 flood
:00:41. > :00:44.warnings in place across Britain as heavy rain continues to cause
:00:45. > :00:51.flooding. South East England is most at risk. The ground is soaked
:00:52. > :00:56.through. In America there are signs the bitterly cold conditions could
:00:57. > :01:03.be easing. The freezing Arctic air has affected 50 states and more than
:01:04. > :01:08.119 million people. From posting YouTube videos about how to brush
:01:09. > :01:15.your teeth in space and playing the guitar in zero gravity. Chris
:01:16. > :01:19.Hadfield has become a global superstar. He is now back on Earth
:01:20. > :01:29.and we sent Martin to ask him some of your questions. I am here at
:01:30. > :01:34.Jodrell bank, where we are about to meet a very special guest, the
:01:35. > :01:39.astronaut who kept us entertained from up there in space. Chris
:01:40. > :01:43.Hadfield, thank you for speaking to us. We asked viewers to send in
:01:44. > :01:52.their questions and we have had tonnes. Are you ready? Yes. The
:01:53. > :02:00.first question is from Jasmine in Leeds and she asked, what is it like
:02:01. > :02:07.during take-off? It is an amazing experience. It is this power as if
:02:08. > :02:12.some giant had their hand or their foot in the small of your back and
:02:13. > :02:18.they are hurling you into space. It is really physical, but you know
:02:19. > :02:22.what is happening. You are leaving the earth. It is psychologically
:02:23. > :02:31.significant as well. It is an enormous day in your life. Was it
:02:32. > :02:37.hard to walk when you got back from space? It is really difficult to
:02:38. > :02:42.walk. Your balance system is so confused. It has been without
:02:43. > :02:48.gravity for so long. It is as if you have just got off a tumbling ride.
:02:49. > :02:57.If you close your eyes, you fall over. It takes a few days for your
:02:58. > :03:06.body to adopt that adapt. The third question is from Chloe in Northern
:03:07. > :03:13.Ireland. Would you ever live in space? I would rather live in the
:03:14. > :03:19.space, not so much space, but to be weightless. It is like somebody
:03:20. > :03:26.touched you on the head and said, you can fly. It is like you have a
:03:27. > :03:33.superpower. Of course I have friends and family on earth, but everyone
:03:34. > :03:39.would prefer weightlessness. Time for sport and it is not a good day
:03:40. > :03:45.to be a West Ham fan again. The team got another thrashing last night for
:03:46. > :03:53.days after losing 5-0 in the FA Cup. They were beaten 6-0 by
:03:54. > :04:02.Manchester City. Some people are calling for Sam Allardyce to be
:04:03. > :04:09.sacked as manager. The West Ham fans say nice things about you. Does that
:04:10. > :04:13.affect your determination? It is live, you get stick as a manager. I
:04:14. > :04:23.am getting stick at the moment, and that is the way this job is. Next,
:04:24. > :04:26.an important discovery about great white sharks. Scientists have
:04:27. > :04:31.discovered they live up to three times longer than they thought. They
:04:32. > :04:37.worked it out examining their bones. They found one live to 73
:04:38. > :04:42.years old. This afternoon we will find out who
:04:43. > :04:49.is nominated for one of Europe's's biggest prizes, the Brit award. The
:04:50. > :04:54.star-studded event will take place on the 19th of February in London
:04:55. > :04:58.and we will be live at the nominations this afternoon. I will
:04:59. > :05:02.be back in half an hour with your next update.