NASA Wants to Track Earth’s Gravity With a Cloud of Floating Atoms in Space

A suitcase-sized quantum sensor could soon reveal hidden water, oil, and even underground mountains—all by tracking how atoms fall.

Apr 16, 2025 - 18:52
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NASA Wants to Track Earth’s Gravity With a Cloud of Floating Atoms in Space
A map of Earth's gravity (red=more gravitational pull).

A suitcase-sized quantum sensor could soon reveal hidden water, oil, and even underground mountains—all by tracking how atoms fall.