How does capillary action behave in the weightlessness of space?
In short: This video, filmed aboard the International Space Station, explores the relationship between gravity and capillary action. It uses an experiment designed by teachers to show how liquids behave when gravity is removed.
The footage was recorded in the weightlessness of the International Space Station (ISS) to investigate the connection between gravity and capillary action. This specific experiment was proposed by teachers from Belgium and Italy as part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) 'Take Your Classroom into Space' competition.
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