{"id":11857,"date":"2024-09-04T12:08:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/space-station-ams-02-instrument-works-on-the-mystery-of-dark-matter-2\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T12:08:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:08:53","slug":"space-station-ams-02-instrument-works-on-the-mystery-of-dark-matter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/space-station-ams-02-instrument-works-on-the-mystery-of-dark-matter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Station AMS-02 Instrument Works on the Mystery of Dark Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Space Station AMS-02 Instrument Works on the Mystery of Dark Matter<\/h2>\n

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AMS-02 mounted on the outside of the space station.<\/div>\n
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Visible matter in the form of stars and planets adds up to about five percent of the total known mass of the Universe. The rest is either dark matter, antimatter, or dark energy. The exact nature of these substances is unknown, but the International Space Station\u2019s Alpha-Magnetic Spectrometer or AMS-02<\/a> is helping to solve the mystery.<\/p>\n

AMS-02 collects data on charged particles from cosmic ray events, which helps scientists understand the origin of those rays and could ultimately reveal whether dark matter and antimatter exist.<\/p>\n

To date, the instrument has collected<\/a> data on about 573 events per second on average \u2013 just over 18 billion per year. This high volume of data enables highly precise statistical analyses, and multiple groups of researchers independently process the raw data to ensure accurate results.<\/p>\n

Learn more about astrophysics research<\/a> on the space station.<\/p>\n

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This view shows the core of AMS-02, a massive magnet that bends particles from space to reveal whether their charge is positive or negative<\/em>.<\/div>\n
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AMS-02 is the hexagonal shape visible on one of the space station\u2019s trusses, just to the right of the center.<\/div>\n
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