SMRTR Science & EngineeringOct 13, 2025Interesting Engineering

Australia’s SABRE South underground experiment could unravel dark matter composition

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Australia's SABRE South experiment, beginning data collection next year in an underground gold mine, aims to verify Italy's controversial 1998 claim of detecting dark matter particles called WIMPs using sodium-iodide crystals. The experiment could reveal what comprises roughly 25% of the universe, though scientists warn meaningful results require at least five years of data collection.

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