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CERN experiment confirms antimatter falls downwards due to gravity, aligning with Einstein's theory

  • Antimatter was first discovered in 1932 and is the opposite of normal matter, annihilating when the two meet.
  • Scientists at CERN trapped antihydrogen atoms and observed their motion in a magnetic field to measure the effects of gravity.
  • The results showed antimatter responds to gravity identically to normal matter, falling downwards rather than exhibiting antigravity.
  • This finding supports Einstein's theory of general relativity and provides new insights into antimatter's properties.
  • The imbalance between matter and antimatter in the universe remains an unsolved mystery.
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