ALPHA-1 Experiment

The ALPHA-1 experiment is a scientific project that studies antihydrogen, the antimatter equivalent of hydrogen. Scientists combine antiprotons and positrons to create antihydrogen atoms in a controlled environment. The goal is to compare the properties of antihydrogen with regular hydrogen, particularly to see if they behave the same way under gravity and electromagnetic forces. Understanding antihydrogen helps researchers test fundamental physics principles, such as whether matter and antimatter are truly symmetrical, and could provide insights into why the universe is dominated by matter instead of antimatter.