Antimatter Belt Found Circling Earth by Ron Cowan A newly discovered belt of antimatter circling Earth could be an astronaut’s best friend. The belt, which consists of antiprotons trapped by Earth’s magnetic field several hundred kilometers above the planet’s surface, may ultimately become a key source of fuel for missions venturing beyond the solar system… (read more: Science NOW)   (image: Aaron Kaase/NASA/Goddard) View high resolution

Antimatter Belt Found Circling Earth

by Ron Cowan

A newly discovered belt of antimatter circling Earth could be an astronaut’s best friend. The belt, which consists of antiprotons trapped by Earth’s magnetic field several hundred kilometers above the planet’s surface, may ultimately become a key source of fuel for missions venturing beyond the solar system…

(read more: Science NOW)   (image: Aaron Kaase/NASA/Goddard)

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    It turns out there’s not a lot of it, but I think we all know what its primary purpose should be.
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    There’s a spider in it though. I mean we’ve got to defeat that before we can even get near it for study.
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