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Search for Antimatter in the Universe may Prove More Difficult Than Originally Thought

11/05/2008 04:13AM

Search for Antimatter in the Universe may Prove More Difficult Than Originally Thought

Scientists are on the hunt for evidence of antimatter -- matter's arch nemesis -- left over from the very early Universe. The Bullet Cluster in the constellation Carina provides an excellent test site to search for the signal for antimatter. However, new results using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory suggest the search may have just become even more difficult.


Comments:

  • streets [Ron Streetenberger]
  • 11/05/2008 05:48PM
In the search for anti-matter, wouldn't anti-matter be anti-detectable?