The Cold Atom Lab on the International Space Station has made use of atom interferometry in space to detect environmental changes.
Tucked into a corner of the International Space Station is one very cool facility: the Cold Atom Lab, where atoms can be chilled down to minus 459 degrees Fahrenheit . At almost absolute zero, the atoms almost stop vibrating, and can reach a state called a Bose-Einstein condensate. This lets researchers test out theories about atoms and their interactions — and now, to use these ultra cold atoms to detect changes in their surrounding environment.
Recommended Videos “Reaching this milestone was incredibly challenging, and our success was not always a given,” said Cold Atom Lab project scientist Jason Williams of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in a statement. “It took dedication and a sense of adventure by the team to make this happen.”
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