Scientists Have Achieved the Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Space Aboard China’s Tiangong Station

· Thedebrief · Nov. 7, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
Summary
A team of scientists aboard China's Tiangong space station has achieved the coldest temperature recorded in space, cooling a cloud of atoms to just 9.7 picokelvins above absolute zero. This breakthrough, enabled by microgravity conditions, could have significant implications for quantum physics research, including improved quantum measurements and studies of exotic states of matter.