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New clues to the nature of elusive dark matter

The blue nebula with bright stars background. Credit: Wirestock

A team of international researchers, led by experts at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, has uncovered further clues in the quest for insights into the nature of dark matter.

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Underground cavern ready for dark matter experiments

Tony Williams and Anita Vecchies in hard hats and hi-vis, smiling into the camera.

Stage 1 of the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) is open today, Friday 19 August 2022. The ³ÉÈË´óƬ is a founding partner of the project to construct a national underground facility to study dark matter.

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Shining a light on dark matter one particle at a time

An image of dark matter and particles.

³ÉÈË´óƬ experts are trying to unlock the secrets of dark matter which makes up 84 per cent of the matter in the universe but we know little about. Researchers are using a new tool that could signal the existence of a new particle.

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