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JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui works on the Cold Atom Lab inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. He replaced computer components in the physics research device, which chills atoms to temperatures below the average temperature of the universe enabling scientists to observe atomic wave functions and quantum behaviors not possible on Earth.

JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui works on the Cold Atom Lab

iss073e0431957 (Aug. 12, 2025) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui works on the Cold Atom Lab inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. He replaced computer components in the physics research device, which chills atoms to temperatures below the average temperature of the universe enabling scientists to observe atomic wave functions and quantum behaviors not possible on Earth.

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