Ian Sample

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Science Weekly · ‘One of the biggest discoveries in science’: have scientists found dark matter? · 10 Sep 2026 podcast

So one in 200, you know, sounds, well, you know, it still feels pretty certain. voice-verified

But the thing about particle physics is with these kinds of experiments, voice-verified

You do so many experiments. voice-verified

There are so many events going on that you have to go through. voice-verified

One in 100, one in 200. voice-verified

These kinds of signals can come and go. voice-verified

So you try not to get too excited about them until you hit that five sigma level because it's just too much of a noisy environment. voice-verified

I really wanted to know this myself. voice-verified

And as we know, physicists, they really like to cross their T's and dot their I's before they put anything out there. voice-verified

And so this was something I asked Sam about. voice-verified

What is the mood among you lot right now? voice-verified

The simple answer is that the scientists just need more data. voice-verified

They need to gather more data. voice-verified

They need to analyse more data. voice-verified

Now, this event that we're talking about struck that detector, was recorded in that detector on the 16th of June 2023. voice-verified

And they've analysed data up till April 2024. voice-verified

So they already have nearly two and a half years more data than they've analyzed. voice-verified

Now, obviously, they're now keen to analyze that extra data to see if there are any more events in there. voice-verified

And if they find more events of the same mass, you know, they will start adding to this and building confidence and, you know, they will be on their way to a discovery. voice-verified

But there are also other detectors. voice-verified

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