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SCIENCE • CHINA

Chinese researchers report record-low atom temperature aboard Tiangong

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Researchers aboard China’s Tiangong space station cooled rubidium atoms to less than 10 trillionths of a degree above absolute zero, according to the South China Morning Post. The experiment could help researchers study gravity and relativity in orbit, but practical applications such as space sensors remain prospective.

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