AS the search for life on Mars continues a team of pupils from Warminster have won a top prize for finding a way for humans to inhabit the red planet.

The Astronomy Club at Kingdown Secondary School, Warminster has devised a precise Martian calendar and a plan for living accommodation.

The hard work paid off after the team of youngsters won a silver prize in a science and innovation award ceremony in Bristol.

Science teacher Catherine Wilson said: "They did a project setting up a Martian calendar that would work on Earth time as Mars has a different orbit and length of days.

"They are a hard working group and it wasn't just the ones who went to Bristol but the whole club who worked really well in this project."

The Astronomy Club has previously won south west innovation awards and featured on Channel 4 after they addressed the Royal Institute in London last year.

A team of four pupils including year 11 students Charles Franklin, Jack Baker, Chris Baker and Daniel Holdworth of year ten travelled to Bristol to pick up the award.

The Astronomy Club was the only team to be awarded silver in all four categories. including scientific, communication, objectives and innovation.