Neutrino Detectors May Unlock the Search for Light Dark Matter, Physicists Say

Dec 11, 2025 - 18:00
Neutrino Detectors May Unlock the Search for Light Dark Matter, Physicists Say
Physicists now believe that massive neutrino detectors—built to observe rare solar and cosmic particles—could also detect extremely light dark matter that traditional experiments miss. By monitoring subtle annual variations in their background signals, observatories like JUNO and Borexino may open a new frontier in uncovering the universe’s most elusive and abundant hidden matter.