Satellite Finds Evidence of Antimatter Belt Around Earth
Data from the cosmic ray satellite PAMELA has added substantial weight to the theory that the Earth is encircled by a thin band of antimatter.
The satellite, named Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics, was launched in 2006 to study the nature of cosmic rays — high-energy particles from the Sun and beyond the solar system which barrel into Earth.When those cosmic rays smash into molecules in the Earth’s upper atmosphere, a shower of smaller particles is created. Physicists have assumed that a small number of those resulting particles will be anti-protons.
Most of those will be instantly annihilated when they collide with particles of ordinary matter. But those which don’t collide should get trapped in the Earth’s torus-shaped Van Allen radiation belt, and form a layer of antimatter in the Earth’s atmosphere.
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A little accuracy never hurt anyone. Well, maybe it has, but it doesn’t seem to be harming anything in this case. I think it’s about time we broke the stereotype of the perfectly curved heart. Hearts come in all shapes and size — some are two sizes too small — and they’re all beautiful! Submitted to Threadless.
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