science physics antimatter Antimatter Antimatter Paul Dirac (Image: Wikimedia) In 1928, British physicist Paul Dirac wrote down an equation that combined quantum theory and special …

The matter-antimatter asymmetry problem The Big Bang should have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter. So why is there far more matter than antimatter in the universe? The …

And because antimatter annihilates in a flash of energy when it interacts with regular matter, storing it presents a challenge. Creating Antihydrogen The antimatter counterpart to the …

The Antiproton Decelerator (AD) is a unique machine that produces low-energy antiprotons for studies of antimatter, and “creates” antiatoms. A proton beam coming from the PS (Proton …

Sep 27, 2023 · Isaac Newton's historic work on gravity was apparently inspired by watching an apple fall to the ground from a tree. But what about an “anti-apple” made of antimatter, would it …

Nov 13, 2019 · Dark matter and the imbalance between matter and antimatter are two of the biggest mysteries of the universe. Astronomical observations tell us that dark matter makes up …

Mar 21, 2025 · Update 16 July 2025 The paper ‘Observation of charge-parity symmetry breaking in baryon decays’ originally released on 21 March 2025 has been published today in the …

May 13, 2013 · What happened to antimatter? Where is the missing antimatter? CERN scientist Rolf Landua teams up with TED-Ed animators to explain the disparity that allows us to exist 13 …

Jul 23, 2025 · In a breakthrough for antimatter research, the BASE collaboration at CERN has kept an antiproton – the antimatter counterpart of a proton – oscillating smoothly between two …

Oct 25, 2024 · Antimatter might sound like something out of science fiction, but at the CERN Antiproton Decelerator (AD), scientists produce and trap antiprotons every day. The BASE …