Thats even colder than space, whichexhibitsan ambient temperature 2.725 degrees Kelvin above absolute zero.
The results of the latest experiment is detailed in a recentstudypublished inNature Communications.
The Cold Atom Lab takes advantage of the microgravity environment on board the ISS to study quantum phenomena.
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab on board the ISS.NASA/JPL-Caltech
The lab cools atoms to almost absolute zero, or -459 degrees Fahrenheit (-273 degrees Celsius).
As a result, the atoms properties are easier to observe.
Different densities and materials of moons and planets result in subtle variations in gravity.
Precise measurements of gravity can also give scientists rare insight into dark matterthe most elusive material of the cosmos.
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