You can’t hold antimatter in your hand or even in a regular laboratory apparatus. As soon as antimatter meets matter, the two tend to annihilate each other. This makes studying antimatter tricky. But ...

21 Oct 2026

A “forgotten” particle could answer the mystery of why we exist, say physicists. A new theory on the birth of the cosmos has been unveiled, suggesting the early universe was shaped by an ancient ...

25 Oct 2026

For the first time, Northwestern University physicists have coaxed a single positron—the antimatter counterpart of an electron—into an exquisitely controlled quantum state.

21 Oct 2026

An abstract illustration evoking a charged particle confined by electromagnetic fields. (dani3315/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The Universe, according to theory at least, should not exist. Every particle ...

21 Oct 2026

Physicists trap and cool down positron for months to measure its 'magnetic moment' with extraordinary precision.

20 Oct 2026

This will blow your mind. A team of physicists recently trapped a single antimatter particle for months — a delicate feat where one wrong move could’ve blown up their lab, according to new ...

25 Oct 2026