Two American girls help NASA collect solar eclipse data

Having attended a science fair at the White House, the two sisters continued to be invited to cooperate with NASA during the August 21 solar eclipse event.

Rebecca and Kimberly Yeung, two sisters in Seattle, Washington, are turning science love into a unique opportunity in life. They will join NASA's Ballooning Eclipse project in conjunction with the University of Montana during the eclipse event on August 21. This is the most awaited astronomical event of the year in the United States.

ABC News reported, Rebecca (12 years old) and Kimberly (10 years old) have homemade devices to help collect data and images, put in balloons starting from Casper, Wyoming to capture the shadow of the moon in the event. eclipse and share with NASA.

The sisters were invited by NASA to collaborate on eclipse data.

'We are working directly with the Montana Space Association, sponsored by NASA. Our device will also bring bacteria to the stratosphere for NASA to analyze, because the Earth's stratosphere is very similar to the atmosphere on Mars' , Rebecca Yeung interviewed Good Morning America on August 17 .

NASA is not the first agency to recognize the potential of the two sisters. Former President Obama invited both of them to attend the White House science fair in 2016. 'When my father received the phone and the other party introduced us as the White House, my dad said, tomorrow is April Fool's Day. ' Rebecca recounted. However, that is not a joke.

The 12-year-old gave advice to other science-loving girls: 'Never give up if someone says you can't do it. You keep trying and have to be patient even if things are not right. '

Meanwhile, Kimberly Yeung insists that she wants to turn home-based science projects into careers in the future.'I'll be a robot engineer' , she said.

The two girls went with their father to Wyoming to see the eclipse and start the project. They will share the results and experiences with science lovers on personal blogs.