Trying out super-cooled rubidium atoms as test masses to measure gravity. Fun article. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Date: Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM Subject: Day in Review: NASA Aims to Fly First Quantum Sensor for Gravity Measurements This mission will pave the way for groundbreaking observations of everything from petroleum reserves to global supplies of fresh w [image: NASA/ JPL/ CalTech] <https://click-1389932.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=17551059&msgid=331338&act=8NL1&c=1389932&pid=903657&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpl.nasa.gov%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3D1-nasajpl%26utm_content%3Ddaily20250415-1&cf=11365&v=c14bc7213d154669efdc3154a7d85123583246c97ace556af7cd8fc6a403f1dd> Missions <https://click-1389932.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=17551059&msgid=331338&act=8NL1&c=1389932&pid=903657&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fmissions%3Fmission_status%3Dcurrent%26utm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3D1-nasajpl%26utm_content%3Ddaily20250415-1&cf=11365&v=339b52c5406de78b80c1b3fe57ac7d8c720914003044cd5a153fc76daf40351c> __ News <https://click-1389932.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=17551059&msgid=331338&act=8NL1&c=1389932&pid=903657&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fnews%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3D1-nasajpl%26utm_content%3Ddaily20250415-1&cf=11365&v=95c9704c5460e444f3bf29f100153f8c3dc795a5618e3ed8c05aa98a5902742a> __ Galleries <https://click-1389932.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=17551059&msgid=331338&act=8NL1&c=1389932&pid=903657&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fimages%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3D1-nasajpl%26utm_content%3Ddaily20250415-1&cf=11365&v=f7011e19c44b8a811c80e3deae58bdffacbf581f14beba26c357f1c763e5e294> __ Events <https://click-1389932.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=17551059&msgid=331338&act=8NL1&c=1389932&pid=903657&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fevents%3Fevent_status%3DUpcoming%26sortBy%3DeventStartDateSoonest%26page%3D1%26utm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3D1-nasajpl%26utm_content%3Ddaily20250415-1&cf=11365&v=34055caaa662d7a3079f72e387b29eb9655a9b5ffc262c5926a3e49abf8dae61> [image: Latest News] April 15, 2025 Technology NASA Aims to Fly First Quantum Sensor for Gravity Measurements <https://click-1389932.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=17551059&msgid=331338&act=8NL1&c=1389932&pid=903657&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fnews%2Fnasa-aims-to-fly-first-quantum-sensor-for-gravity-measurements%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3D1-nasajpl%26utm_content%3Ddaily20250415-1&cf=11365&v=f033c0e3646c54b854f80f40b4fc375e8b5076a926843230e1c1fddaedf0175e> [image: A lumpy, colorful 3D model of the Earth against a black background, illustrating variations in gravity. 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