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The Dark Matter Detectives: A Mile Underground, Waiting for the Universe to Blink

Deep inside a former gold mine in South Dakota, physicists have spent a decade building the most sensitive particle detector ever constructed — hunting for a ghost that might be holding the universe together.

Dr. Priya Venkat April 10, 2025 9 min read

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