LUX-ZEPLIN

Underground detector spots unexplained signal in dark matter hunt

A single flash of light inside a vat of liquid xenon, recorded nearly a mile beneath South Dakota, has stirred one of the longest-running quests in physics. An international team of 250 scientists working on the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment says the…

Underground detector records possible first direct sign of dark matter

On September 1, 2026, scientists working with the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector in South Dakota reported a single, unexplained particle interaction that some physicists believe could represent the first direct trace of dark matter — the invisible substance thought to…

World’s top dark matter detector finds signal it can’t explain

Scientists working on the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, the world's most sensitive dark matter detector, have recorded a single particle interaction they cannot explain using known physics — a result that, while far from a discovery, represents the most tantalizing hint…

World’s top dark matter detector spots unexplained signal

The world's most sensitive dark matter detector has recorded a single, unexplained particle interaction that researchers say is the most compelling potential dark matter signal the experiment has ever seen. The finding, presented at the TeV Particle Astrophysics conference in…