Even in the universe's most exclusive club, 'we have detected something' still means 'we have no idea what this is.'
Physicists May Have Found The Best Evidence of Dark Matter Yet
Physicists running the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment in South Dakota detected a single tantalizing flash that could be the first sign of dark matter, though it falls short of the 5-sigma threshold needed to confirm. The team awaits more data, keeping the 90-year cosmic mystery alive.
Source: Physicists May Have Found The Best Evidence of Dark Matter Yet — ScienceAlert
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