Antimatter Could Unlock a Radical New Future of Interstellar Travel

Summary

1. Antimatter is made up of particles almost like regular matter, but with opposite electric charge.
2. When antimatter contacts regular matter, they can produce enormous amounts of energy.
3. An antimatter engine could theoretically get us to Proxima in just five years.

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