Sunday, August 7, 2011

Antimatter belt around Earth discovered by Pamela craft

Summary:
Scientists have discovered a region around Earth that contains the most abundant source of pbars near Earth.

Implications:
This means there is a natural source of antimatter near enough to Earth to allow for cheaper study of antimatter and possibly lead to antimatter fueled spacecraft in the near future. Which would in turn lead to being able to explore further out and find few mysteries.

Full Articles:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14405122
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128245.500-antiproton-ring-found-around-earth.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=physics-math