Antimatter is the opposite of matter that is why the word "anti" is added into "matter". To understand antimatter easily, just understand matter and reverse it. According to Science, when matter and antimatter collided they will both be annihilated (destroyed or wiped out). There is lesser amount of antimatter according to scientists in our universe. According to NASA "Antimatter is real stuff, not just science fiction. Antimatter is firmly in the realm of science with some aspects even entering the technology realm". Now for this top ten article, its all about the things that you and I didn't know about Antimatter. Have some time to read and see the 10 things about antimatter below.TOP : 10
The Big Bang should have produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter yet there is a lack of antimatter in the universe. This imbalance remains a mystery.
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| The Big Bang explosion |
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The existence of antimatter was first asserted in 1928 by physicist Paul Dirac. He was proved right in 1932 when Carl Anderson discovered positrons (anti-electrons).
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| Antimatter existence proven |
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Antihydrogen atoms were first made at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in 1995 with millions more being produced in 2002. However, it would take billions of years to make enough to fill a balloon.
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| CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) |
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Low-level electron-positron annihilation are used in medicine. PET (positron emission tomography) scans use these collisions to produce images of activity inside living tissue.
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| PET (positron emission tomography) scanner |
TOP : 6
Producing antimatter is very inefficient and requires more energy to make than is returned. Currently only 0.0000000001 of the invested energy is given back.
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| Antimatter production |
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It is theoretically possible for antimatter galaxies to exist. Relics from the Big Bang, they would have to be isolated far away from matter galaxies.
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| Matter and Antimatter galaxy |
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If all the antimatter ever made at CERN was annihilated with matter it would only produce enough energy to power a single light bulb for a few minutes.
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| Antimatter power reactor |
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The sun creates antimatter every day with vast amounts found in solar flares. A flare in 2002 produce enough antimatter to power the whole of the US for 2 days, hypothetically.
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| Antimatter from the Sun |
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It would cost one hundred billion dollars to create one milligram of antimatter. A gram could produce twice as much energy as the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
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| The AD (Antiproton Decelerator) hall at CERN |
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NASA was currently working on an antimatter powered spacecraft. If successful, the technology could allow astronauts to reach Mars in 180 days.
Data Sources :
- New Scientist
- NASA
- Discovery
- CERN
- USA Today
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