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STS-134 Docked at the International Space Station
Credit: NASA
The powerful Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) is visible at center left. The blackness of space and Earth's horizon provide the backdrop for the scene, on May 20, 2011 (Flight Day 5 of the STS-134 shuttle mission).
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NASA Panel and Nobel Laureate Ting
Credit: NASA TV
NASA held a press conference April 3, 2013, to present the first result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment. Nobel laureate Samuel Ting, principal investigator of the project, appears on a videolink from Switzerland at top.
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Nobel Laureate Samuel Ting Presents AMS First Result
Credit: CERN
A still from a CERN webcast originating in Switzerland on April 3, 2013, shows Professor Samuel Ting presenting the first result of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment aboard the International Space Station.
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Nobel Laureate Samuel Ting
Credit: CERN
A still from a CERN webcast originating in Switzerland on April 3, 2013, shows Professor Samuel Ting presenting the first result of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment aboard the International Space Station.
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Professor Samuel Ting Presents AMS First Result
Credit: CERN
A still from a CERN webcast originating in Switzerland on April 3, 2013, shows Professor Samuel Ting presenting the first result of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment aboard the International Space Station.
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First Result From AMS Experiment
Credit: CERN
A press conference was held at CERN in Switzerland on April 3, 2013, to announce the first result of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment aboard the International Space Station.
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Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Transferred from Shuttle Endeavour
Credit: NASA TV
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is transferred out of the space shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay by the shuttle's robotic arm on May 19, 2011.
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Space Station Experiment to Hunt Antimatter Galaxies
Credit: NASA/MIT
An artist's concept of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer installed on the International Space Station.
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Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer - Artist's Concept
Credit: NASA
Artist's concept of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a particle physics detector that will be installed on the starboard truss of the International Space Station.
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How the Antimatter-Hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Works (Infographic)
Credit: Karl Tate/SPACE.com
Delivered to the International Space Station by space shuttle Endeavour in 2011, AMS-2 was installed on the station’s truss by astronauts using the robot arms on both shuttle and station. See how it works in
this full infographic.
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AMS On-Orbit Image, July 12, 2011
Credit: NASA
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment hangs on the side of the International Space Station, July 12, 2011.
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AMS STS-135 Flyaround View
Credit: NASA
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment seen during the STS-135 flyaround on July 19, 2011. Image was taken aboard space shuttle Atlantis after undocking on STS-135 Flight Day 12.
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Don Pettit Swaps AMS Laptop Hard Drive
Credit: NASA
Astronaut Don Pettit swaps the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer's laptop hard drive aboard the International Space Station, February 3, 2012.
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AMS Soyuz Window View 30S Undock
Credit: NASA
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment hangs on the side of the International Space Station, as seen from the window of a Soyuz spacecraft, May 3, 2012.
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AMS Post-Install During STS-134 Mission
Credit: NASA
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment and an astronaut are seen in a reflected self-portrait outside the International Space Station, May 3, 2012.
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AMS On-Orbit Image, June 29, 2012
Credit: NASA
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment hangs on the side of the International Space Station, June 29, 2012.
