What is Antimatter?

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What is antimatter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down what antimatter is and how our matter-based universe came to be. What happens when matter and antimatter annihilate? We break down positrons and the anti-quarks that makeup anti-neutrons. Is there an opposite universe where everything is antimatter? Plus, learn about energy mass conversion and its role in how our universe came to be.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction: Is Antimatter Real?
01:48 - Antimatter Annihilation & Energy Conversion
04:05 - Is there an Antimatter Universe?
08:08 - The Begining of the Universe
11:27 - Is Antimatter Still Among Us?

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