Monday, July 26, 2010

Dark matter hunt eyes deeper home


Scientists are looking to relocate an underground experiment searching for dark matter to an even deeper site.

Cosmic rays striking the Earth could completely mask the rare dark matter events sought by the experiment.

Team members want to cut out as much of this cosmic ray interference as possible, even if it means moving the experiment 2km below ground.

This could help them positively identify the particles thought to make up dark matter.

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