Magneto-optical trap. Lasers (red beams) being used to cool a gas to close to absolute zero as part of research into Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) for NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) mission. This quantum mechanical phenomenon is a state of matter that exists at low temperatures close to absolute zero. In this state, the condensate exhibits microscopic quantum properties on a macroscopic scale. The CAL mission launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on 21 May 2018. | |
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