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The Earth Has A Ring

7:30AM August 8, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Of anti-protons! While it’s not as visually cool as what Saturn has going for it, this is still an important development, even if we can’t technically “see” the ring with our primitive Earthling eyes. More »

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Scientists Trap Antimatter For A Record Breaking 16 Minutes

1:40PM May 4, 2011 | Casey Chan

Scientists working on the Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus (ALPHA) near Geneva, Switzerland did something no other scientists have done. They stored atoms of antihydrogen for 1000 seconds (~16 minutes) which is 10,000 times longer than they’ve ever done before. By trapping and observing antimatter for that long, scientists can better understand the properties of it. More »

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Work Begins On World’s Largest Antimatter Containment Unit

11:00AM February 20, 2011 | Jack Loftus

When matter touches antimatter, bad things happen. Getting the two to play well together, or at least store antimatter in a way that keeps it separate from matter, could yield an amazing energy source. Substantial work began this week to do just that. More »

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NASA’s Wish List

2:00AM January 31, 2011 | Jack Loftus

With free-flying robots and antimatter engines, NASA’s “wish list” doesn’t read like the typical lists of wants and desires you might receive from a loved one. Which is great, because if NASA was jonesing for Pokemon we’d be in trouble. More »

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Antimatter Trapped For The First Time

9:40AM November 18, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Get ready for that warp drive spaceship, because we are now one step closer to it. After creating antihydrogen in their antiproton decelerator, scientists at CERN have been able to trap antimatter for the first time in history. More »

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Antimatter

5:40AM April 29, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Discovery Channel compiled a mind-frakking list of 10 things you didn’t know about antimatter—the stuff that, when mixed with matter, powers the warp engines of Star Trek. And this excerpt made my brain dizzy:

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