SMRTR Science & EngineeringApr 8, 2026Interesting Engineering

US astronomers get new 5,000-pound heavy telescope to search for dark matter

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A new 5,000-pound radio telescope at the University of Virginia will hunt for dark matter by detecting axions from neutron stars' magnetic fields converting them into microwave signals.

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