The mysterious particles of physics, part 2

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🗓️ 11 July 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Episode 2: Lost in the Dark

Physics is getting a good understanding of atoms, but embarrassingly they’re only a minor part of the Universe. Far more of it is made of something heavy and dark, so-called dark matter. The scientists who discovered the Higgs boson ten years ago thought they’d also create dark matter in the underground atom smasher at CERN. But they haven’t seen it yet. Roland Pease joins them as they redouble their efforts at the upgraded Large Hadron Collider, and travels to Boulby Underground Laboratory inside Britain's deepest mine, where subterranean telescopes hope to see dark matter streaming through the Galaxy.

Image: CMS Beampipe removal LS2 2019 (Credit: Maximilien Brice/CERN)

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0:45.4	These are two available now.
0:58.9	I'm Ronan Bees, and making additions of discovery for the BBC World Service
1:06.3	has taken me many impressive places.
1:09.2	But still, each new one like this airlock at the top of a deep mine in North East England leaves me thrilled.
1:19.7	Kitted out in hard hat, high vise, solid boots, air, purifier, after a mega safety briefing,
1:34.0	I was about to join the morning shift at ICL Bulby as they descended down to the mineral scenes.
1:40.4	This is the cage, and we're going in there.
1:46.6	Oh, and also some world-leading physicists on the hunt for mysterious particles for the dark secrets of dark matter.
1:55.8	Are you feeling?
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1:59.1	So it takes about seven minutes.
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