Cars, trucks, planets, and other materials which we encounter in everyday life are composed of subatomic particles such as electrons, proton, and neutrons. However, another kind of matter known as ...

The first published results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a major physics experiment operating on the International Space Station, were announced today. The result is the most precise ...

One of the most complex space scientific instruments ever built, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, escorted by astronauts who will fly with it on ...

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment hangs on the side of the International Space Station, June 29, 2012. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment and an astronaut are seen in a reflected self ...

The AMS particle detector will take off on 29 April 2011 at 21.47 CEST onboard the very last mission of the space Shuttle Endeavour. AMS, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, will then be installed on the ...

The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer on the Opportunity rover determined major and minor elements of soils and rocks in Meridiani Planum. Chemical compositions differentiate between basaltic rocks, ...

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer has served during the last six years as a silent witness to the formation of the universe, quietly collecting about 100 billion cosmic rays, particles, and nuclei with ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) particle detector, a $2 billion collaborative project by 16 nations, has been moved to Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A, where ...

Let that long-held breath out, folks. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer has picked up a lot of mysterious antimatter in low Earth orbit – but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a sign of dark matter. In ...

One of the most exciting scientific instruments ever built, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), arrived at ESA’s Test Centre in the Netherlands for testing before being launched on the Space ...

S134-E-007532 (20 May 2011) — The starboard truss of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with ...