Physicists working at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory claim to have observed the first direct evidence for dark matter particles in experiments. The so-called weakly interacting massive particle or WIMP has a mass about 50 times the mass of the proton. If confirmed the findings will have immense implications for particle physics and cosmology.
You’ve reached the limit of what you can view on Physics World without registering
If you already have an account on Physics World, then please sign in to continue reading
If you do not yet have an account, please register so you can
- Access more than 20 years of online content
- Choose which e-mail newsletters you would like to receive
