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Physics, Science, Space

Deep Underground, a Dark Matter Detector Picks Up a Signal It Can’t Easily Explain

LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector deep underground

Dark matter hunters may have finally seen something worth losing sleep over. The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment — a vat of liquid xenon sitting nearly a mile underground in the former Homestake gold mine in South Dakota — has detected a…

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September 10, 2026

Science, Space

Saturn Just Grew a Second Polygon: Hubble Spots a Huge Decagon at Its South Pole

Saturn decagon at its south pole - Hubble view of the giant hexagonal jet stream

Saturn, the planet famous for wearing a giant hexagon on its north pole, has been caught growing a matching secret on the other end of the planet. New analysis of Hubble Space Telescope data reveals a huge ten-sided atmospheric pattern…

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September 10, 2026