The mission? To protect astronauts from the effects of harmful UV light

Accept this space-based global experiment and lead your pupils on a mission to discover which materials block UV light. Experiment with different materials to discover which blocks UV light the best.

This experiment is now closed and data cannot be posted to the website. You can however run a class investigation using the past resources below.

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 Past resources

Mission: Starlight - a global experiment on UV protection video

Mission: Starlight - a global experiment on UV protection 'how to' video. Listing all the aims, materials needed and walking you through each step of the experiment.

Instructions for taking part are also available in Welsh.

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Additional information

Tell us about your discoveries to receive a mission completion certificate and unlock a secret video featuring Tim Peake. You can do this by clicking the submit button on our website.

The Royal Society of Chemistry would like to thank Sue Andrews as resource author. In addition Claire Scott and Ted Casey (TeachEco) the British Science Association (CREST accreditation) and CLEAPSS were all involved in the development of this resource.

The global experiments are licensed under a Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 International licence. © Royal Society of Chemistry, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

The mission? To protect astronauts from the effects of harmful UV light