Eighteen-year-old Amr Mohamed came up with the idea of observing spiders catch prey in zero gravity to answer the question, “Can you teach an old spider new tricks?” Being of age, Amr immediately engaged in cosmonaut training in Star City, Russia, as part of the prize. The other winner was a team of two 16-year-olds, Dorthy Chen and Sara Ma. They were curious to understand how bacterial growth worked in zero gravity. Being under 18, they opted in for the Japanese rocket launch experience for their grand prize.
The live broadcast featuring the experiments was hosted by the one, and only Bill Nye, The Science Guy — check out the video here. Comment Name * Email *
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