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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

What is the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer?


In order to detect dark matter and answer other fundamental questions about our universe, engineers and scientists from all over the world have come together to build the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) which will be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) in April 2011 following a boost to orbit by STS-134 Endeavour on April 19, 2011 at 7:48 PM. The AMS-02 is an international scientific instrument. More from NASA Johnson.

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