The long search for dark matter, estimated to comprise 85% of all mass in the universe, took a major step forward with the underground LUX-ZEPLIN experiment in South Dakota now delivering initial results.
No one has ever seen dark matter. But a group of researchers, including UMass Amherst physicists, is working to detect dark matter as part of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, which just delivered first results the very first step in helping to determine one of the fundamental mysteries of the universe.
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