Australia turns gold mine into physics lab to study dark matter
Australia's dark matter detector is buried underground to protect it from cosmic radiation and has a unique 'veto' system to increase its accuracy.
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Australia's dark matter detector is buried underground to protect it from cosmic radiation and has a unique 'veto' system to increase its accuracy.
Australian scientists will seek answers to the long-standing mystery of dark matter in a gold mine. According to a press release from Australia's Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO), the Stawell Below Physics Laboratory has been constructed from a gold mine over a mile underground in Victoria to detect dark matter.
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