Scientists make antimatter laser
Anti-matter particles can be cooled to near absolute zero.
Researchers from the CERN-based Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus (ALPHA) collaboration have announced that a war ...
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Top 10 science stories of 2017
From explosions in distant galaxies to new windows on human history, we look back at the science ...
Neutron stars collide! The biggest story of the year was undoubtedly the detection of a pair of colliding neutron s...
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Pulsars out for positron count, leaving dark matter in the frame
New modelling discounts a leading theory on antimatter particles hitting Earth. Andrew Masterson ...
A larger-than-predicted number of antimatter particles smashing into the Earth may be the result of the annihilation ...
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Universe shouldn’t exist, say CERN physicists
Proton and antiproton have identical magnetic properties.
One of the great mysteries of modern physics is why antimatter did not destroy the universe at the beginning of time....
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5 of the biggest mysteries of modern physics
New theory extends the standard model of particle physics.
It’s five theories for the price of one. One of the most ambitious physics theories in recent times claims to have so...
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Laser excites antimatter atoms for first time
Antihydrogen acts like normal hydrogen when bathed in light.
For the first time, physicists probed an atom of antimatter with laser light – and found no detectable difference bet...
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Pear-shaped nuclei help search for antimatter
Discovery of an extremely rare, bulged atomic nucleus.
Physicists have found an isotope of the element barium with an extremely rare pear-shaped nucleus – and it’s unlike a...
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NASA plans for deep space propulsion
10 of the most feasible options available.
Ion drives, solar sails, fission and fusion ... some of the ideas for powering the next generation of spacecraft have...
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Antimatter from the centre of the Earth
Physicists probe the secrets of the planet’s inner workings.
The middle layer of our planet is a mystery. It makes up 84% of the Earth’s volume, but we’ve little idea what’s in t...