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Astronaut Jessica Meir Updates NASA’s Cold Atom Lab
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir has been inspecting optical fibers and installing hardware updates to the agency's Cold Atom Lab, or CAL, aboard the International Space Station. The CAL is used for chilling atoms to extremely low temperatures.
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Description NASA astronaut Jessica Meir inspects optical fibers while installing hardware updates to the agency’s Cold Atom Lab, or CAL, aboard the International Space Station on May 8, 2026. About the size of a minifridge and operated from Earth, CAL chills atoms to temperatures below minus 459 deg
2026-06-16 20:41 UTC