Antimatter: Matter's "Evil Twin"

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English - December 21, 2020 09:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
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Physicists have done the math and there should be as much antimatter as matter in the universe — but that hasn't been the case so far. NPR correspondent Geoff Brumfiel explains what's up with matter's "evil twin," antimatter. (Encore episode)

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