TOP 10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANTIMATTER

Robert Lamb, HowStuffWorks.com
 

Antimatter Factory

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Any normal matter unlucky enough to drift toward pulsars such as these can be converted to antimatter in a sea of energy. Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/F.Seward
 

You're probably familiar with a little something called "matter" -- what most of us refer to as anything that has mass, takes up space and is composed of atoms. That includes you, of course.

But what's the deal with antimatter, perhaps one of the most popular tools in science fiction that actually has some grounding in reality?

Hang on as we steer through 10 facts about antimatter we'll bet an antiproton you didn't know.

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