"Deep Excavations: Unveiling the Secrets of Neutrinos in South Dakota"
TL;DR
Three massive caverns have been excavated a mile below Lead, South Dakota for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a project hosted by Fermilab to search for neutrinos, the lightest particles with mass. The caverns will house detectors filled with 17,000 tons of liquid argon, cooled to -229 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing physicists to detect neutrinos. Nearly 800,000 tons of rock were excavated for the project, and the first detector is expected to be operational by 2029.
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