Which laboratory of NASA is used to study Quantum Physics in Microgravity?
Cold atom laboratory
NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) was installed on the International Space Station in 2018. It cools atoms to a fraction of a degree above absolute zero to create Bose-Einstein condensates.
In the microgravity of orbit these ultracold atom clouds can be observed far longer than on Earth, letting scientists study quantum behaviour and test quantum sensors such as atom interferometers.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory builds and operates the facility but is a whole research centre; the Space Radiation Laboratory studies radiation effects and the Johnson Space Center handles human spaceflight.
Hence, Cold atom laboratory.
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