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Dark matter hunt sees strongest signal yet from LZ experiment

Quantum ZeitgeistSeptember 2, 20264 min read

An unexplained signal detected by the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment, could mark a major breakthrough in the hunt for the elusive substance, according to analysis involving scientists from the University of Sheffield. The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, located nearly a mile underground in South Dakota, has observed an interaction that could be a signal from Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs).

Nearly a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has recorded an unexplained particle interaction that may represent the strongest signal yet in the decades-long hunt for dark matter. An international collaboration of 250 scientists and engineers from 39 institutions observed an event potentially caused by Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, or WIMPs, a leading dark matter candidate, offering new clues about the 85 percent of the universe composed of…

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