Physics and Astronomy News Archive: May 2019

Image: First Ever Double-Slit Experiment Performed with Antimatter

First Ever Double-Slit Experiment Performed with Antimatter

Source: Science Alert   Posted: 5/12/19

For the first time, scientists have performed an iconic physics double-slit experiment with a positron - the antimatter counterpart of an electron.
Image: Researchers find water in samples from asteroid Itokawa

Researchers find water in samples from asteroid Itokawa

Source: ASU   Posted: 5/3/19

The first-ever measurements of water found in samples from asteroid Itokawa collected by the Japanese space probe Hayabusa.