Why Our Existence Doesn’t Really Make Sense

Everything around us – from our bodies to the stars – is made of matter. But according to our best theories, none of it should exist. The big bang should have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter, and that should have caused the newborn universe to annihilate itself instantly. So why are we here? In this video, we go behind the scenes at CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory, to explore how scientists create, trap, transport and study antimatter at the appropriately named Antimatter Factory. Is there a tiny, fundamental difference between matter and antimatter? The answer could explain one of the oldest questions in science: Why is there something instead of nothing? Learn more ➤    • CERN Is Hunting Something That Shouldn’t E...   ❤️ Love New Scientist? For a specially discounted New Scientist digital subscription, go to http://bit.ly/3OFhwvL ⭐️ We have a podcast, too: Subscribe to @TheWorldTheUniverseAndUs 🛍️ Check out our shop for the smartest gifts - https://shop.newscientist.com/ MORE FROM NEW SCIENTIST ───────────────────────────── 🌐 Website: https://www.newscientist.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://bit.ly/NSYTINSTA 📘 Facebook: https://bit.ly/NSYTFB 🐦 Twitter: https://bit.ly/NSYTTW 📈 LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NSYTLIN About New Scientist: New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”. Today our website, videos, newsletters, app, podcast and print magazine cover the world’s most important, exciting and entertaining science news as well as asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human. New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/ 00:00 The Universe Should Not Exist 02:29 The Universe That Should Have Destroyed Itself 07:16 The Biggest Science Experiment On Earth 09:01 The Creating Antimatter 15:52 Are Matter And Antimatter Truly Identical? 19:24 Antimatter On The Autobahn 26:04 The Legend Experiment 28:23 The Experiment Continues #cern #antimatter #matter #science #particlephysics #bigbang #physics