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NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory can cool atoms to almost absolute zero

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A unique instrument called the Cold Atom Laboratory can cool atoms to almost absolute zero .

It can be used to study quantum phenomena using the microgravity environment of the International Space Station .

The lab can be upgraded by astronauts who live and work on the space station.

In 2020 , astronauts upgraded the lab to add an atom interferometer which uses atoms to measure gravity.