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How the Antimatter-Hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Works [Infographic]

The following infographic shows how the Antimatter-Hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer works.

It was sent to the International Space Station in the STS-134 mission by the Space Shuttle Endeavour on May 16th 2011. The shuttle landed back on Earth on June 1st after a mission successfully completed.


Take an in-depth look at the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer will hunt dark matter, cosmic rays and antimatter galaxies.
Source SPACE.com

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