The purest sodium iodide crystals ever seen in Australia or in any current physics experiment in the world are now being grown. They will be used in the SABRE South dark matter experiment in regional Australia. See how they will work and the challenges of handling them. youtube.com/shorts/bFmOo... 🧪

The purest crystals ever seen in Australia are being grown for our dark matter experiment.

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The strongest yet constraints have been placed on certain rare decays of subatomic particles, narrowing the window for where new "hidden" particles could be lurking,. A data analysis from BELLE II found no evidence of new particles in channels studied-valuable information in the dark matter hunt!🧪

Tune in to ABC Wimmera at 8.45am tomorrow morning to hear Kim Mintern-Lane talk about how you can virtually tour the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory, and upcoming opportunities to follow the progress of the SABRE South dark matter experiment. 🧪

New dark matter research: What the direction of dark matter can teach us about this great mystery of the universe. youtube.com/shorts/9QWVt...

Can the pinpointing the direction dark matter travels help us solve the universe's greatest mystery?

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It is a question our physicists are often asked - Why bother searching for dark matter? Ben McAllister explains the value of fundamental science like dark matter research. youtube.com/shorts/JJRG1... 🧪

Why bother searching for dark matter? A physicist explains.

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See how #darkmatter scientists deal with the challenges of working 1km underground in a working gold mine in the Stawell Underground Physics Lab. 🧪 youtu.be/YnrYd5uQaUI

Take a tour of Australia's deep underground lab that may hold the key to the mystery of dark matter

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We measured the cosmic radiation that reached the Stawell underground physics laboratory - the results are in! Federico Scutti discusses why we're measuring muons and how it impacts our #darkmatter research. youtube.com/shorts/3OqBE... 🧪

We measured the cosmic radiation in our underground dark matter lab for a year. The results are in!

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What a pleasure it is to see young faces light up with the joy of science! We enjoyed meeting a future generation of scientists and talking about #darkmatter at the Stawell Easter Extravaganza. 🧪

Our dark matter experiment is on track with the publication of the first paper using data from the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory! The study tracked muons reaching the lab and found conditions are suitable for the experiment to go ahead. 🧪 www.centredarkmatter.org/all/stawell-...

Stawell underground lab clears crucial hurdle for dark matter hunt

Australia’s bid to detect elusive dark matter has taken a major step forward, with new research confirming that cosmic radiation levels deep inside the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) ar...

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What is the collective noun for physicists? An impressive nucleus(?!) gathered in Stawell last week to tour the Stawell Underground Physics Lab and discuss the strategy behind our #darkmatter research. It was exciting to host scientists from around the world in this small Victorian town. 🧪

Dark matter scientists explain how they're preparing for the arrival of the SABRE South experiment in their lab 1km underground in Stawell in regional Victoria. youtube.com/shorts/nSN8A... 🧪

Dark matter scientists explain how they're preparing for the arrival of the SABRE South experiment

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See what has been happening in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory lately - we've been doing some heavy lifting! 💪 In coming videos, scientists will explain the equipment that has arrived in the lab and how it will support the SABRE South #darkmatter experiment. 🧪

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we asked the #WomenOfDarkMatter what inspired them to pursue their studies in physics. 🧪

If you're up early tomorrow, you can catch Zuzana Slavkovska talking to ABC Canberra at 6.45am about #darkmatter and women in STEM on @unesco.org's International Day of Women and Girls in Science. 🧪

Tune in to ABC Melbourne at 10.45am tomorrow to hear Elisabetta Barberio talk about #darkmatter and #WomenInSTEM on @unesco.org's International Day of Women and Girls in Science.🧪

Thanks @rami.spaceaustralia.com - we appreciate the enthusiasm and knowledge you bring to your writing ... and it was fun to visit SUPL with you!

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BIG SHOUTOUT to @darkmatteraus.bsky.social, @ozgrav.bsky.social and SUPL for helping make this trip really informative and awesome. I *really* do love sharing so much of the good science we are doing here in Australia, and this huge project is going to be super interesting.

Interested in learning about the Stawell Underground Physics Lab and the SABRE South #darkmatter experiment? @spaceaustralia.com is a great place to start. Thank you @rami.spaceaustralia.com and @astrokatie.com for your interest & engagement in the project! www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/aust... 🧪

Thank you to everyone who joined us in our search for #darkmatter in 2025! We're looking forward to another year of exploration, outreach and discovery in 2026 🧪

The 2025 Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip was a highlight of the year, visiting schools and communities across the sun. We created a film to remember all of the great times and happy (and curious!) faces. 🧪 youtu.be/RbFFFmzZ63k

The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip travelled to schools across Australia in 2025.

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The LZ collaboration has released results that extend the experiment's search for low-mass #darkmatter and set world-leading limits on WIMPs. It was the first time it has detected signals from the sun's neutrinos. Congratulations to our researchers Robert James and Theresa Fruth and all involved! 🧪

We might be unlocking one of the universe's great mysteries, but that doesn't mean we don't have to do the chores! As equipment arrives in the lab, it must be cleaned before it is installed and tested. All of this is in preparation for the arrival of the SABRE South #darkmatter experiment! 🧪

It's a wrap on another collaborative, engaging and inspiring Annual Workshop of #DarkMatter scientists from across Australia! As we near the end of the year, we are energised by what we have learnt and what 2026 holds. 🧪

It's not very often you hear a member of the audience blowing raspberries during a presentation, but we're happy to hear gorgeous baby noises at our Annual Workshop! It has been fantastic to see the light relief our CI's little one has brought to our deep dives into #darkmatter research. 🧪

We've arrived in Canberra for the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Dark Matter Centre! Our members have travelled from Melbourne, Adelaide, Western Australia, and Sydney to attend this event. We are looking forward to sharing knowledge and ideas throughout the week. #DarkMatter #Physics #Science 🧪

📡We are receiving transmissions from deep underground! This dashboard displays the performance of the equipment in our underground lab in Stawell. The same software reports temperature, humidity and dust levels. This ensures conditions are optimal for the arrival of our #darkmatter experiment. 🧪

The importance of basic research “no one wants to see taxpayers’ monies being misspent. But world-changing discoveries often occur unexpectedly and are built on years…decades — of fundamental research that expanded our knowledge of the world” 🧪 #Research #Scicomm www.nature.com/articles/d41...

From MRI to Ozempic: breakthroughs that show why fundamental research must be protected

In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different.

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"We have several big mysteries in physics and each time we solve one of them, it will revolutionise our technology and our culture." Karl Kruszelnicki Happy Dark Matter Day! What better way to celebrate than discussing the value of science? Listen from 47 mins. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... 🧪

Drive - ABC listen

Join us to get up to speed on the latest news, with great music and a few laughs for good measure.

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Science-lovers, are you looking for an inspiring way to celebrate Halloween (and Dark Matter Day)? Join us for a livestreamed tour of the Stawell Underground Physics Lab in Australia and Boulby Underground Lab in the UK on Friday. Register for free at: dmd-stawell-boulby.eventbrite.co.uk 🧪

Are you interested in seeing (typo fixed!) the UK and Australian labs where scientists are searching for #darkmatter? Register for Dark Matter Day tour and talks, streamed from Boulby Underground Lab and Stawell Underground Physics Lab on Oct 31. dmd-stawell-boulby.eventbrite.co.uk 🧪

Dark Matter: In depth

How do you see the unseeable? Join us online for a joint link to Stawell Underground Physics Lab and the Boulby Underground Lab to find out

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"We're looking at huge questions of nature and we are pursuing answers that have a deep connection to how the universe works in general." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... 🧪

Inside the experiment that could change our understanding of the universe

Deep underground in an old gold mine in regional Victoria, scientists enter a worldwide race to understand the composition of dark matter.

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