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PBS Space Time

Does Antimatter Explain Why There's Something than Nothing

Season 6 Episode 22 | 12m 43s

The most precious substance in our universe is not gold, nor oil. It’s not even printer ink. It’s antimatter. But it’s worth every penny of it’s very high cost, because it may hold the answer to the question of why anything exists in our universe at all.

Aired: 07/19/20
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Episode: S10 E19 | 19:25
Watch • 17:02
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Have we reached the end of the line of discoverable elements?
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Watch • 16:28
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Watch • 20:07
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