Harnessing The Ghost Particles Blasting Through You

Short Wave - A podcast by NPR

At the beginning of the universe, annihilation reigned supreme. Equal amounts of matter and antimatter collided. There should have been nothing left. And, yet, here we all are. Matter won out. The question is: why? Scientists are probing the mysteries of a ghostly subatomic particle for answers. To do it, they'll need to shoot a beam of them 800 miles underground. Interested in more mysteries of the universe? Email us at [email protected] more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy