LUX-ZEPLIN records its most compelling hint of dark matter yet
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The event happened in 2023 and they spent 3 years checking it before even saying anything. So my guess is they must be somewhat certain it's important.
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Yeah it means they've ruled a lot out
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Over my head but pretty interesting
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Basically the detector logged one really weird particle hit that known background noise doesn't explain well. But they’re not 100% sure if it’s dark matter yet.
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