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Antimatter Achievement: Scientists Successfully Trap Positrons for Months
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Monday SpaceTime 20261026 Series 29 Episode 128 Scientists trap and tame a single particle of antimatter for months Physicists have successfully trapped an antimatter particle called a positron in an experiment that helps set the stage for one of the toughest tests yet for the Standard Model of particle physics – the foundation stone of science’s understanding of the universe. Lift off for Japan’s first sample return mission to the red planet Mars Japan’s Martian Moons eXploration MMX mission is on its way to the red planet’s moon Phobos following its successful launch from the Tanegashima Space Center south of Tokyo. The Time Lords have demanded a change in how we understand time…