By 
Jenna Saffin
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TED-Ed Original

How to build a dark matter detector

More than 2 kilometers below the surface of northern Ontario suspended in 345000 liters of ultra-pure water there's a perfect sphere. Scientists continuously monitor this chamber looking for a glimmer of light in the darkness. Why? Because that light would indicate the presence of one of the universe's greatest mysteries: dark matter. Jenna Saffin describes how this dark matter detector works.

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