After the nomination, the Banneker students started campaigning on social media to attract support for their project in the public voting stage. "Public voting starts today and we need YOUR vote! NASA said in a statement to CNN it had to "end public voting to protect the integrity of the results" after hackers attempted to change the vote totals. On Twitter the students have posted NASA's statement on the voting, along with a message thanking people for their support. "While it is true they had amazing community support in the popular public voting, the challenge is focused on the delivery of the scientific exploration ...

Source: CNN May 03, 2018 17:20 UTC