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Originally Posted by Boerseun

Not completely. Water droplets are formed because of surface tension. The are spherical regardless of gravity (when falling - the spherical shape gets distorded by wind, etc.)

A specific liquid's droplets can only form up to a certain size on Earth before gravity overcomes the surface tension - think of a drop of water forming on a leaking tap. In space it'll grow to the size sphere you want, seeing as the only force in play then is surface tension.

I know every energy state is always trying to be lowest like spherical shape. Actually when water droplets fall down, they aren't spherical. The gravity's pull transforms the spherical shapes into eye-drop shapes. If the wind and other disturbances are trying to stop them, eye-drop-shapes will be upside down. Furthermore, the droplets are gaining energy (i mean relative humidity is getting higher).