Scientists Say Antimatter Rockets Could Get Us to the Stars Within a Lifetime — Here’s the Catch
The most explosive fuel in the universe could power humanity’s first starship.
Tag: antimatter
Mysterious antimatter detected on ISS could be generated by cosmic “fireballs”
Antimatter detected on ISS could hint at unknown physics, new research finds.
Scientists make most precise measurements of antimatter — but only deepen mystery
Hydrogen and anti-hydrogen are unremarkably the same.
The proton and antiproton are incredibly similar — indicating that perhaps, our universe shouldn’t exist
Why does the universe still exist? That's an intriguing question if I've ever heard one.
Physicists observe the light spectrum of antimatter for the first time
Physicists just fulfilled one of their long-standing goals.
Matter and antimatter have the same properties, experiment suggests
All models of particle physics are based on the mundane assumption that matter and anti-matter are indistinguishable, but we can't ...
Nucleus shaped like a pear challenges current understanding of physics
The nucleus of an atom is closely shaped like a sphere or rugby ball, signifying that mass is evenly distributed ...
Antimatter excess in space hints of tangible evidence of dark matter
A $1.6 billion cosmic ray experiment on the International Space Station has come across evidence of antimatter in space, a remarkable ...
Coldest antimatter yet might help scientists probe its secrets
A novel technique for cooling antimatter down to the point where it might become almost stationary might provide scientists with ...
Antimatter mystery gets a hint
Physics is still not sure what to make of antimatter; theoretically speaking, after the Big Bang, matter and antimatter were ...
People find out that CERN trapped antimatter for over 15 minutes
It always baffles me to see how science news propagate; it seems whenever a study or a report is published, ...
Antimatter trapped for 15 minutes at CERN
The team operating the Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus (ALPHA) at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland reported storing antimatter for ...
For one tiny instant, physicists break a law of nature
The LHC isn't the only particle accelerator doing serious business these days; scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island ...
New exotic particle behaviour found at CERN
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN has started doing some serious business. This time, an extremely rare particle containing equal ...
Antimatter captured at CERN
For physicists, antimatter is probably the most valuable substance ever; the slightest bit of it could provide extremely valuable information ...
Milky Way Has Mysterious Lopsided Cloud Of Antimatter: Clue To Origin Of Antimatter
Antimatter is a fascinating story; basically nobody knows for sure what it could do and scientists have been trying to ...
