Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Could life evolve on a tidally-locked planet that is extremely hot on one side and extremely cold on the other? Find a materials list and written instructions for this astrobiology science project on our website: sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/MicroBio_p038/microbiology/astrobiology-tidal-locking-habitability-microbiology?ytid=tTPIdqicIC0&ytsrc=description

0:00 introduction
1:55 Start of procedure (collecting water sample)
2:11 Sterilizing containers
2:49 Measuring out water samples
3:28 Temperature incubations
4:32 Streaking agar plates
5:51 Growing microbes on plates
6:42 Credits

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