List of the Catch a Star Winners 2025.
PROJECT CATEGORY
First prize:
Bottled Worlds: An Experimental Simulation of Habitability and Microbial Life Elsewhere in the Universe
Ariadna Castaño López, Juan Manuel Prieto Martín, Alberto Díaz López, Naiara De La Cruz Ruiz
Mentor: Dr. Juan Antonio Prieto Sánchez
Huerta de la Cruz Secondary School, Algeciras, Spain
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aefpTGUoAVdSAF94hfKZ3ww99XkYYevC
Second prize:
Overview of the Horsehead Nebula's Size and Composition
Ariadna Puertas Caballero
Mentor: Ester Alonso Martínez
Plaza de la Cruz Secondary School, Pamplona, Spain
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gzK_dneyN8ibv8ZaMYquatNdkfwsreMF
Third prize:
The Colossus of the Nearby Cosmos: Theoretical and Experimental Study of Jupiter
Laura Maria Kiss
Mentor: Anicet Cosialls Manolles
Institut Guindàvols, Lleida, Spain
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IF5n2tqzki7Cj--8H54TCxY9xVsDVfAJ
Best observational project:
Photometric analysis of a new WZ Sge-type dwarf nova
Weronika Skrobacz
Mentor: Bartlomiej Debski
H. Jordan Youth Center, Kraków, Poland
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZkEZ6rvd5STqOx3TCwD3UTutbWg5YoGg
Best Non-European project:
Determining the Mass of Sagittarius A* Using Stellar Orbits: From Kepler’s Laws to General Relativity
Cristel Chavarría, Camila Castillo, María José Perdomo
Mentor: Melissa Solares
American School of Guatemala
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YaEuSQe28Nvf48AhtkD2cz7G9kPN7XrS
Youngest team:
Redshift: A Key Tool for Learning About the Universe
Nathan Dixon, Likitha Sugguna, Ananya Katta
Mentor: Anusha Mohan Kumar, Sriram Jagannath
GEMS New Millennium School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jpoEpJ0oVMQSisA36mO0Sp19ed0ZpBxm
VIDEO CATEGORY
Best video:
From Sunspots to Satellites: AI Turns Solar Data into Shields of Protection
Abhikshith Nair , Ronel Jonathan , Aidah Qadri
Mentor: Ms Anju Sukumar, Sriram Jagannath, Ryan Coonghe
GEMS New Millennium School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PfzEPSmCRBP3utVkebQDIgJtpIbtJlZM/view
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