Balls of Flame in Microgravity

Candle flame in (L) normal and (M) low gravity. Floating flame balls in microgravity (R)

What does a candle flame look like in microgravity? In 2002, NASA did the experiment and found out that flames do strange things in low gravity, like break apart into tiny balls that move around like UFOs.

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February 13, 2008 at 6:42 pm by Alex
Category: Pictures, Science & Tech

6 comments to "Balls of Flame in Microgravity"

Ali S.
February 13th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I don’t know what’s creepier. The thought that UFOs are zipping around over our heads or that the UFOs are actually balls of fire! Maybe both!?
Pudifoot
February 13th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
i wanna see a video of fire ufo’s!
nick
February 13th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
unidentified firey object…sweet!!
Vako
February 13th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Whoah… very neat.
S-r-ex
February 14th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Here comes NASA without a vid…*sigh*…They filmed it, and din’t even release it…cool anyways
Sid Morrison
February 14th, 2008 at 8:24 am
@S-r-ex-
As with everything else NASA puts out, the vid will probably be an artist’s animation instead (complete with non-realistic colors). Even when they have actual footage (and stills) NASA loves to do wild illustrations and animations in spectacular colors, because the public loves it and in turn tells Congress to keep funding them on future projects.

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