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Scientists may be one step closer to unlocking one of the great mysteries of the universe after calculating that neutron stars might hold a key to helping us understand elusive dark matter.

Scientists will mark a major milestone in the search for dark matter when they place the first major scientific equipment 1km underground in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL).

A team of international experts will descend on Sydney today to help chart a new direction for dark matter research.

The only deep-underground physics laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere is getting a very cool new toy—a fridge that cools things to temperatures 300 times colder than outer space.

Scientists have received the first transmissions from a muon detector placed 1km underground in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory.

Astronomers and dark matter scientists will hold a spooktacular event to celebrate Dark Matter Day on Tuesday, October 31

In the lead up to International Women’s Day, read about CDM Director Elisabetta Barberio’s groundbreaking work in search of dark matter.

A fridge that is 300 times colder than outer space will make its home in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory after it received Australian Research Council and university funding.

On Dark Matter Day 2023, CDM researcher Ben McAllister discussed dark matter and why it remains one of the great mysteries of the universe.

The Catalyst explored the extraordinary projects being undertaken around the world to find dark matter, including 1km underground in Stawell.

The ABC visited the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory to find out how researchers at the CDM are searching for dark matter 1km underground.

The Centre was lucky enough to have the opportunity to host the Veritasium team at its University of Melbourne laboratory, Swinburne University of Technology Wantirna Campus and the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory.