Could You Power a Spaceship with Antimatter?

Antimatter is the most potent fuel source known to humanity. It could be the secret to faster-than-light space travel. Where in the Universe would we find antimatter? How fast could it make your spaceship travel? And why would you want to stock up on bananas on your intergalactic trip? Timeline: 00:00 - Most potent fuel source 00:38 - Antimatter particles 01:49 - Where can we find antimatter? 02:54 - Producing antimatter 04:10 - Positrons Transcript and sources Questions or concerns? Contact us Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: Join Channel Check out our other channels: How to Survive Aperture Crazy Creatures Your Body On Origins of Food Versus WTF Did I Just Watch Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth The Cosmos Technology Your Body Humanity T-shirts and merch: http://bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: http://bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Instagram Discord Twitter Facebook What If in Spanish What If in Mandarin Podcast: http://bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series produced with love by Underknown in Toronto. Learn more or contact us. 00:00: Most potent fuel source00:38: Antimatter particles01:49: Where can we find antimatter?02:54: Producing antimatter04:10: Positrons #antimatter #spaceship #spacetravel #fuel #cosmos #nasa #spacex #technology See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d862fe64c4b83e7e517bc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices