China Opens Massive Underground Dark Matter Lab

Since then, numerous observations across different scales, from galaxies to galaxy clusters and the entire universe, have provided compelling evidence for the existence of dark matter. While dark matter remains elusive and mysterious, its presence is inferred through its gravitational effects on visible matter and light. Despite decades of research, its exact nature and composition remain among the most significant puzzles in modern astrophysics and cosmology.

But dark matter may not remain elusive for long if scientists in China have anything to say about it. The upgraded CJPL lab features state-of-the-art equipment, including the PandaX-4T detector, weighing a whopping 4 metric tons. Scientists hope that when dark matter particles collide with xenon atoms inside the detector, they will emit light, revealing their presence.

Source: Nature