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beccaelizabethAntimatter belt around Earth discovered by PAMELA craft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14405122
Dr Bruno said that, aside from confirming theoretical work that had long predicted the existence of these antimatter bands, the particles could also prove to be a novel fuel source for future spacecraft
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128245.500-antiproton-ring-found-around-earth.html
Satellites had already discovered positrons - the antimatter partners of electrons - in the radiation belts. Now a spacecraft has detected antiprotons, which are nearly 2000 times as massive.
Between July 2006 and December 2008, PAMELA detected 28 antiprotons
PAMELA samples only a small part of the inner radiation belt, but antiprotons are probably trapped throughout it. "We are talking about of billions of particles," says team member Francesco Cafagna from the University of Bari in Italy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14405122
Dr Bruno said that, aside from confirming theoretical work that had long predicted the existence of these antimatter bands, the particles could also prove to be a novel fuel source for future spacecraft
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128245.500-antiproton-ring-found-around-earth.html
Satellites had already discovered positrons - the antimatter partners of electrons - in the radiation belts. Now a spacecraft has detected antiprotons, which are nearly 2000 times as massive.
Between July 2006 and December 2008, PAMELA detected 28 antiprotons
PAMELA samples only a small part of the inner radiation belt, but antiprotons are probably trapped throughout it. "We are talking about of billions of particles," says team member Francesco Cafagna from the University of Bari in Italy.