Local students make finals in NASA competition [View all]
EVERETT — Of the solar system’s nearly 900 moons, could any of them sustain life? It’s a question three local students are ready to explore.
Three students from Snohomish County school districts have been selected as finalists for NASA’s fourth annual Power to Explore Challenge. Judges chose from more than 2,000 entries by students across the country. A total of nine finalists were selected, three for each age group.
The competition tasked students with imagining a mission to any of the solar system’s moons. The mission must be powered by radioisotope power systems, a type of nuclear energy technology that turns heat into electric power. Radioisotope power systems have powered more than 24 NASA missions since the 1960s, some leading to the discovery of “moonquakes” on Earth’s moon and active volcanoes, methane lakes and ice glaciers on other moons in the solar system.
In addition, students had to come up with their own special power — a unique personal skill, personality trait or personal strength — to help fuel their mission.
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