GEORGETOWN, Ohio -- Some Brown County students are working with NASA astronauts on a scientific study about butterflies.
The students in two Georgetown High School science classes are monitoring the development of Monarch caterpillars as part of a study being conducted on the International Space Station (ISS).
This month they will watch the caterpillars growth during their science class as they develop into butterflies.
They will compare their results to those found on a similar experiment being done by the astronauts on the ISS through daily photos and written updates from the astronaunts.
The main objective is to see if the lack of gravity will hinder or change their development.
Georgetown is one of 400 high schools in the eastern United States participating in the study.
It's a part of the school's outdoor learning center project.
