Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin is pictured next to the Cold Atom Lab, a device that studies atoms chilled to temperatures near absolute zero
iss066e088442 (Dec. 11, 2021) — Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz MS-20 Commander Alexander Misurkin is pictured next to the Cold Atom Lab inside the International Space Station’s U.S. Destiny module. The space physics research device enables observations of atoms chilled to temperatures near absolute zero allowing scientists to study fundamental behaviors and quantum characteristics not possible on Earth.