NASA aims to fly first quantum sensor for gravity measurements
- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing QGGPf, a quantum gravity gradiometer, for measuring Earth's subtle gravity changes.
- Earth's dynamic gravitational field changes constantly due to geological processes that redistribute mass across the planet.
- QGGPf uses ultra-cold rubidium atoms as test masses to measure minute differences in gravitational acceleration, locating anomalies.
- Ben Stray stated, "No one has tried to fly one of these instruments yet,"; flying it will advance quantum technology.
- The QGGPf mission, slated to launch later this decade, will validate novel technologies and potentially enhance Earth and space study.
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NASA Prepares First Space-Based Quantum Gravity Gradiometer for Earth Observation - Quantum Computing Report
Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), alongside private partners AOSense, Infleqtion, and Vector Atomic, are advancing the Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder (QGGPf) project to demonstrate quantum-based gravity measurements in space. Supported by NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), the mission will deploy a compact quantum sensor aboard a spacecraft to map variations in Earth's [...] The post NASA Prepares First…
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