• Question: what happens to water in space?

    Asked by Abz to Heather, Helen, Hugh, Jane, Julian on 13 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Julian Onions

      Julian Onions answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      It acts sort of weird, forming into spheres, but better than me trying to tell you, watch an astronaut actually show you what happens in space – its fascinating!

    • Photo: Helen Johnson

      Helen Johnson answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      The water has no forces acting on it, it’s in free-fall, so it forms the most space-efficient shape – a sphere.

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