Geek- Space has a reputation for being cold — frigid even, but the tremendous chill of deep space is nothing compared to what NASA is preparing to create very near to Earth. Researchers are planning to generate a super-cold spot on the International Space Station (ISS) to study the intricacies of quantum mechanics. How cold? It’s going to be the coldest spot in the known universe.
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Images show surprise changes to the spacecraft as it interacted with the atmosphere.