Antimatter Explained: The Mirror of Normal Matter

Antimatter is made of particles that are mirror opposites of normal matter.
Each particle has an antimatter partner—like the electron’s twin, the positron.
When matter and antimatter meet, they annihilate, releasing pure energy.
Antimatter was first predicted by Paul Dirac in 1928 through his quantum equations.
Positrons were discovered in cosmic rays just a few years later.
Hospitals use positrons in PET scans, a real-world application of antimatter.
Creating antimatter in labs requires immense energy, making it rare and expensive.
The universe is puzzlingly dominated by matter, not antimatter—still an unsolved mystery.
Particle accelerators like CERN study antimatter to probe the laws of physics.
Antimatter captures the imagination in science fiction, but in reality, it’s fragile and fleeting.