Have scientists discovered a dark matter particle?
- EXPLAINERDark matter is an invisible substance that is said to bind the universe; scientists in South Dakota may have found new signs of it.
- Deep beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota, US, in an old gold mine, a tank of liquid xenon has been used to produce an unusual particle reaction that may be a link to “dark matter”.
- Scientists conducting an experiment there say they have found a single “unexplained particle interaction” that resembles a dark matter particle, though researchers have not called this a confirmed detection.
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- EXPLAINERDark matter is an invisible substance that is said to bind the universe; scientists in South Dakota may have found new signs of it.
- Deep beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota, US, in an old gold mine, a tank of liquid xenon has been used to produce an unusual particle reaction that may be a link to “dark matter”.
- Scientists conducting an experiment there say they have found a single “unexplained particle interaction” that resembles a dark matter particle, though researchers have not called this a confirmed detection.
Sources: Al Jazeera