In studying the universe, we often look at enormous formations that are extremely far away with instruments such as  the Hubble telescope.  However, in this particular endeavor, they will be examining the actual particles themselves and their properties to better understand how they effect things on a massive scale.  Here is an intro to this fascinating video:

Explore one of the deepest mysteries about the origin of our universe. According to standard theory, the early moments of the universe were marked by the explosive contact between subatomic particles of opposite charge. Featuring short interviews with Masaki Hori, Tokyo University and Jeffrey Hangst, Aarhus University.

Scientists are now focusing their most powerful technologies on an effort to figure out exactly what happened. Our understanding of cosmic history hangs on the question: how did matter as we know it survive? And what happened to its birth twin, its opposite, a mysterious substance known as antimatter?

Let’s find out more on how antimatter effects the universe in the video on page 2

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