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[Science Shot] International Team Including IBS Reports Clue to Dark Matter
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[Science Shot] International Team Including IBS Reports Clue to Dark Matter

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • The international LUX-ZEPLIN collaboration, including researchers from South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science, reported a possible trace of WIMPs, a leading dark-matter candidate.
  • The finding was presented at an international particle-physics conference in Japan.
  • Scientists estimate that visible matter accounts for only 15% of the universe, while the remaining 85% emits no light and cannot be directly seen.

Could the unknown substance that formed stars and galaxies finally be revealing its identity? An international research team from LUX-ZEPLIN, including South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science, says it has detected a possible trace of WIMPs, one of the leading candidates for dark matter.

The team presented the finding on Sept. 1 at an international particle-physics conference in Japan. Scientists believe that only 15% of the matter in the universe can be observed. The remaining 85% emits no light and remains invisible.

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