Space Shuttle Launch to Put Giant Ray Detector in Space
Massive device will detect antimatter in space from International Space Station.
Though originally slated to launch Friday, the space shuttle encountered a problem with its power unit that will keep it grounded until Monday.
Designed by particle physicists at the European Center for Nuclear Reserch (CERN), the AMS studies the same types of particles that atom smashers such as the Large Hadron Collider are meant to produce.
But instead of producing antimatter particles, the AMS seeks out the particles in their natural environment—in space. (Explore an interactive of the Higgs-Boson, or the God particle.)
The AMS, to be installed on the space
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