Underground experiment in South Dakota’s Black Hills reports ‘compelling hint of dark matter’

By: South Dakota Searchlight staff

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 438

Last Updated: 13 hours, 35 minutes ago

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An experiment deep underground in South Dakota’s Black Hills has reported its “most compelling hint of dark matter” to date.

A news release Tuesday from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment announced the recording of a single particle interaction that researchers have difficulty explaining with known background signals from normal matter. The result does not yet meet the statistical threshold required to claim a discovery, the news release said.

“With only one event, we don’t want to …

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