NATURE PODCAST

23 October 2026

Nature staff discuss how precisely measuring a positron could shed light on one of physics’ greatest mysteries — plus, the latest on an ambitious mission to a Martian moon.

By

Benjamin Thompson

Elizabeth Gibney

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In this episode:

00:21 New experiment looking for mismatch between matter and antimatter

Nature: A single antimatter particle in a cage opens door to ‘revolutionary’ physics

08:32 JAXA's mission to Phobos

Aerospace America: JAXA’s MMX mission will include the first wheeled rover to drive in ultra-low gravity

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