Tag: International Space Station (ISS)
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Investigations launching aboard SpaceX-29 will help humans go farther and stay longer in space
The SpaceX-29 commercial resupply spacecraft will deliver numerous physical sciences and space biology experiments, along with other cargo, to the International Space Station. The research aboard this resupply services mission will help researchers learn how humans, and the plants needed…
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Coolest Science Ever Headed to the Space Station
Atomic physicists tend to tinker away on their own, preferably in dark, hushed labs. When Eric Cornell started as a postdoc with Carl Wieman at JILA, an institute run jointly by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the…
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Universe’s Coolest Lab Set To Open Up Quantum World
Quantum physicists are about to get their own playground in space. NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory, scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on 20 May, is set to be the coldest place in the known Universe. Researchers will use…
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The Cold Atom Lab Is Ready for Launch
The Cold Atom Lab has been integrated into the Cygnus spacecraft in advance of its May 20th launch from the Wallops Flight Facility.The top image shows the Cold Atom Lab being loaded into the Cygnus spacecraft. The bottom image shows…
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NASA Creates Super-Cooled Particles to Try to Prove a Major Einstein Theory
NASA scientists have successfully created the coldest spot in the known universe, supercooling atoms aboard the International Space Station in an effort to test a theory put forth by Albert Einstein but never proven. The space agency installed a cold…
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NASA’s Cold Atom Lab: System Development and Ground Test Status
We report the status of the Cold Atom Lab instrument to be operated aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Utilizing a compact atom chip-based system to create ultracold mixtures and degenerate samples of 87Rb, 39K, and 41K, the Cold Atom…
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4 Agencies Select 8 Research Projects to Extend Longevity of 3D Tissue Chips to 6 Months
NASA, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announce the award of 8 contracts in a multi-agency collaboration that will extend…
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How Scientists Are Using the International Space Station to Study Earth’s Climate
As Earth’s climate changes, the International Space Station watches from above, helping to provide unique insights to keep our planet safe.
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We Can See Clearly Now: ISS Window Observational Research Facility
New optical gear on the International Space Station is giving students and earth scientists a better view of our world.