Applied Physics Laboratory

Principal investigator, Dr. Janine Captain, demonstrates the effects of moving a magnet against metal in the Applied Physics Laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 12, 2018. When dropped or tipped over on a plate of copper, the magnet decelerates and slowly touches down on the plate visually demonstrating the physics of the magnetic field.

Principal investigator, Dr. Janine Captain, demonstrates the effects of moving a magnet against metal in the Applied Physics Laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 12, 2018. When dropped or tipped over on a plate of copper, the magnet decelerates and slowly touches down on the plate visually demonstrating the physics of the magnetic field.

Photographer NASA/Cory Huston
Location O&C