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Quantum Sensors on Space Station Explore Dark Matter

11/15/2025

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The SQUIRE project uses quantum sensors aboard the China Space Station to detect faint pseudomagnetic fields from exotic boson interactions and hidden forces.
The research leverages space conditions to study fundamental physics and dark matter through a space-ground quantum sensing network.
The SQUIRE team mitigates Earth's magnetic interference, spacecraft vibrations, and cosmic radiation with advanced technologies, including a dual noble-gas spin sensor for noise suppression and vibration compensation.

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The SQUIRE project uses quantum sensors aboard the China Space Station to detect faint pseudomagnetic fields from exotic boson interactions and hidden forces.
The research leverages space conditions to study fundamental physics and dark matter through a space-ground quantum sensing network.
The SQUIRE team mitigates Earth's magnetic interference, spacecraft vibrations, and cosmic radiation with advanced technologies, including a dual noble-gas spin sensor for noise suppression and vibration compensation.