August 24, 2025

Meet Emma Carr: the 14-Year-Old behind a space-bound biodiesel experiment

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TAMPA, Fla. — At just 14 years old, Emma Carr has already accomplished something most scientists only dream about: sending her own science experiment into space.

The Academy of the Holy Names freshman is one of four members of “Team Supernovas,” a group of teen innovators whose biodiesel experiment launched to the International Space Station on Sunday morning.