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Physicists say forgotten particle may explain why matter exists
Original: Forgotten particle could answer mystery of why we exist, say physicists
Physicists are reviving a largely forgotten particle in an effort to explain one of cosmology's biggest puzzles: why the universe contains matter at all. The Big Bang should have produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter, which would have annihilated each other, yet we exist. Researchers argue this overlooked particle could account for that imbalance, and coverage of the proposal is appearing across science news outlets.
Why now: Fresh research proposing that a neglected particle could solve the matter-antimatter asymmetry puzzle has been picked up by science media.
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- Forgotten particle could answer mystery of why we exist, say physicists · Phys.org
- Forgotten particle could answer mystery of why we exist, say physicists · EurekAlert!
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