From gold rush to cosmic questions: a South Dakota mine and the search for the secrets of the universe

October 31, 2026 · 11:00 am 1 sources

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• From gold rush to cosmic questions: a South Dakota mine and the search for the secrets of the universe
  The Guardian · October 31, 2026 11:00
  A mile beneath the Black Hills, scientists are building giant detectors to analyse neutrino particles – and possibly find the answer to existence For more than a century, the mining town of Lead, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, attracted workers with a taste for gold. Now, a flagship…