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Message 1137426 - Posted: 7 Aug 2011, 21:39:25 UTC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14405122
Antimatter belt around Earth discovered by Pamela craft

A thin band of antimatter particles called antiprotons enveloping the Earth has been spotted for the first time.

The find, described in Astrophysical Journal Letters, confirms theoretical work that predicted the Earth's magnetic field could trap antimatter.

The team says a small number of antiprotons lie between the Van Allen belts of trapped "normal" matter.

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Message 1137692 - Posted: 8 Aug 2011, 20:07:01 UTC - in response to Message 1137426.  

Interesting stuff.
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Message 1137758 - Posted: 8 Aug 2011, 21:58:23 UTC - in response to Message 1137692.  

you have to wonder what exactly we could do with that, now.


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Message 1137952 - Posted: 9 Aug 2011, 6:35:57 UTC

Pamela (beautiful name for a space observatory) is the fruit of an Italian-Russian cooperation.
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