The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

AMS in The News

ISS Astronauts Perceive Cosmic Rays
April 23, 2012
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ISS-Astronauts-Perceive-Cosmic-Rays-265845.shtml

'Seeing' Cosmic Rays In Space
April 19, 2012
http://www.universetoday.com/94714/seeing-cosmic-rays-in-space/

Assessment of Alphamagnetic Spectrometer (AMS) Upper Experiment Structural Configuration Shielding Effectiveness Associated with Change from Cryo-Cooled Magnet to Permanent Magnet
April 18, 2012
http://naca.larc.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20120004281&qs=N%3D4294950110%26No%3D10

Astronaut hosts lecture on space exploration
Presentation discusses International Space Station assembly, program aspects
April 3, 2012
http://thesouthend.wayne.edu/index.php/article/2012/04/astronaut_hosts_lecture_on_space_exploration

High-flying cosmic-ray detector offers hints but no results yet
March 31, 2012
http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/03/high-flying-cosmic-ray-detector-offers-hints-but-no-results-yet.html

Video: AMS Installed Outside ISS
March 26, 2012 (originally posted 5/19/2011)
A story about AMS-02 from NASAtelevision
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUcg-RtKS6Q&sns=em

Video: STS-134: AMS Installation (time lapse)
March 26, 2012 (originally posted 5/19/2011)
A time lapse video of the AMS-02 being pulled out of the Space Shuttle Endeavour payload bay then mounted to ISS. This is not directly from NASAtelevision but is a nice way to see it being moved into place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKCL8rGj3N8&sns=em

Video: Astronomy Now video news story about AMS-02
March 26, 2012 (originally posted 5/19/2011)
This is an informative "news story" about the AMS-02.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnXvI3HJM-4&sns=em

Interview with Trent Martin, AMS Project Manager
February 24, 2012
NASA Public Affairs Officer Kelly Humphries talks with Trent Martin, Johnson Space Center project manager for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) aboard the International Space Station.

STMHS Students Among Those To Talk To ISS Commander
February 3, 2012
http://newlondon.patch.com/articles/stmhs-students-among-those-to-talk-to-iss-commander-video

‘God particle’ research and other top physics stories of 2011
January 3, 2012
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/god-particle-research-and-other-top-physics-stories-of-2011/2011/12/13/gIQAFS9srO_gallery.html#photo=10
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/god-particle-research-and-other-top-physics-stories-of-2011/2011/12/13/gIQAFS9srO_gallery.html#photo=11
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/god-particle-research-and-other-top-physics-stories-of-2011/2011/12/13/gIQAFS9srO_gallery.html#photo=12

To infinity and beyond! QECVI guest speaker is, literally, out of this world
December 31, 2011
http://www.kingstonthisweek.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3418639

Year in Review – Part 3: ISS makes new discoveries about living in space
December 30, 2011
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/12/year-in-review-p3-iss-new-discoveries-living-space/

Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (3D model)
December 29, 2011
http://truckersteve.org/2011/12/alpha-magnetic-spectrometer-3d-model-720/

NASA Names Top Stories For 2011
December 21, 2011
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112444121/nasa-names-top-stories-for-2011/

New Study Throws Dark Matter Finding Into Question
November 30, 2011
http://www.space.com/13775-dark-matter-results-cast-doubt.html

One Promising Puzzle Piece for Confirming Dark Matter Now Seems Unlikely Fit
November 29, 2011
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/One_Promising_Puzzle_Piece_for_Confirming_Dark_Matter_Now_Seems_Unlikely_Fit_999.html/

Mission control CERN: Inside the AMS-02 command center
October 7, 2011
http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2011/10/07/mission-control-cern-inside-the-ams-02-command-center-2/

Dennis Overbye Wins Schramm Science Journalism Award
September 8, 2011
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=34553

Taiwan to Host Ground Control for International Space Station Experiment
August 10, 2011
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201108100029

Taiwan Chosen as International Antimatter Monitoring Center
August 09, 2011
http://www.taiwantoday.tw/fp.asp?xItem=173836&CtNode=413

Senator, Astronaut Hail Nobel Prize Winner's Research Device
June 19, 2011
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com

Santhosh Mathew, PHD: Seeking the Lost Seeds of Big Bang
June 07, 2011
http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Antimatter detector AMS-02 operating smoothly - project scientist
June 02, 2011

The Great Cosmic-Ray Sniffer Reaches Orbit, on the Hunt for Dark Matter
May 25, 2011
http://www.time.com

Ting complements crew on AMS installation
May 19, 2011
http://space.flatoday.net