:00:17. > :00:20.Superstar spaceman Chris Hadfield answers your questions. We meet
:00:21. > :00:27.Bridget, the next rover to be sent to Mars. And I'm at the BRIT Awards
:00:28. > :00:30.nominations party waiting to hear who's up for what.
:00:31. > :00:36.First, they look like special effects, but they're one of the most
:00:37. > :00:39.stunning light shows in the world. And tonight, we've got the best
:00:40. > :00:43.chance in years of seeing the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis
:00:44. > :00:45.for ourselves in the UK. The stunning colourful lightshow is
:00:46. > :00:50.usually only visible much further north. It occurs naturally and
:00:51. > :00:53.lights up the sky in these amazing fluorescent colours. It's thought
:00:54. > :00:56.the Lights could be seen here tonight because the sun's been
:00:57. > :01:01.throwing out some super-powerful particles recently, which is how
:01:02. > :01:04.their creation starts. We're going space crazy on Newsround today
:01:05. > :01:08.because we've been speaking to everyone's favourite spaceman, Chris
:01:09. > :01:12.Hadfield. But he wasn't answering our questions. Oh, no. This time, it
:01:13. > :01:22.was over to you. One viewer, Sebastian, wanted to know, can you
:01:23. > :01:28.have pets in space? My pets, we have two dogs. They are still on earth.
:01:29. > :01:32.They would love to be with me, I am sure, wherever I go but right now
:01:33. > :01:36.they are back home. And we're all over space on the Newsround website
:01:37. > :01:39.too. It is the place to be to see Commander Hadfield answer loads more
:01:40. > :01:42.of your questions. You'll also be able to watch his top five space
:01:43. > :01:46.videos. And while you're there, why not check out our next story, about
:01:47. > :01:49.a super-cool new Mars Rover. Yes, Ayshah's been checking out a new
:01:50. > :01:53.rover, just like the one which will actually go to the Red Planet in
:01:54. > :02:01.2014. It will look at whether there could be life on Mars. This is
:02:02. > :02:10.Bridget, the prototype Mars rover. It has been built in the UK by my
:02:11. > :02:18.company, air bus defence and space. It is the first time Europe has done
:02:19. > :02:23.a Mars rover. What can she do? All kinds of things. We can drill two
:02:24. > :02:27.metres below the surface and look for organisms, little bugs and
:02:28. > :02:36.things, which might still be living down there. Can you show me a bit of
:02:37. > :02:41.what she can do? We need to be able to go whether any kind of to rain.
:02:42. > :02:47.All kinds of rock and sand, all those kinds of things. We have taken
:02:48. > :02:51.had to Tenerife because there is a volcano and it is sandy and rocky
:02:52. > :02:57.and a bit like Mars. One of our projects coming up is to the icy
:02:58. > :03:01.moons of Jupiter. We think there might be liquid water in the middle
:03:02. > :03:05.of those moons. There might be big seas where things are still living.
:03:06. > :03:09.That is really exciting. Next, some of pop's biggest stars are gathering
:03:10. > :03:12.in London to find out who's nominated for a BRIT Award. One
:03:13. > :03:15.Direction could be up for a prize after their album Midnight Memories
:03:16. > :03:18.became the fastest selling album in two years but they'll have tough
:03:19. > :03:22.competition from Ellie Goulding, her album Halcyon just topped the chart
:03:23. > :03:25.a year after it was first released. Let's go live to the red carpet in
:03:26. > :03:34.London where Martin has all the latest. The BRIT Awards are one of
:03:35. > :03:38.the biggest nights for pop stars and fans to celebrate the best in
:03:39. > :03:45.British music. The short list will not be revealed until 6pm tonight. I
:03:46. > :03:49.have already heard that artists such as Jesse J, tiny temper and
:03:50. > :03:54.rudimentary are here tonight. They are among the hot favourites to be
:03:55. > :04:00.nominated. I have Colin Paterson, who does the showbiz for BBC. Who do
:04:01. > :04:10.you think will be nominated? Look out for the young groups like
:04:11. > :04:19.Bastille. The Home album could be nominated. And the brother Juno,
:04:20. > :04:28.Disclosure. And it will be strange if One Direction do not get one or
:04:29. > :04:36.two things. How big is it for these guys to get their hands on a BRIT
:04:37. > :04:40.Award? If you can go on a chat show in the States and they go, Brit
:04:41. > :04:46.winners from the UK, that is how much it can change people 's
:04:47. > :04:50.careers. I am going to stick around to see who the Martin will be back
:04:51. > :04:52.with those nominations at 6:50pm. Big contenders are. If you're
:04:53. > :04:57.feeling hungry, head to the Newsround website to see the 3D
:04:58. > :04:59.printer that can print out sweets. See you in a bit. Bye.