Caverns

Construction workers created two colossal caverns, each more than 500 feet long and about seven stories tall, for the gigantic particle detector modules of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, hosted by Fermilab. A third cavern will house utilities for the operation of the detector. Credit: Matthew Kapust, Sanford Underground Research FacilityCompletion of massive underground caverns for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) paves the way for groundbreaking neutrino research, involving an international team…

You’re probably excited for DUNE—no, not that one. I’m talking about the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a mile below Lead, South Dakota, where three massive caverns have been excavated for the world’s latest search for the enigmatic particles.Alex Winter on Innovative Horror Movies About 100 trillion neutrinos pass through your body every second, according to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. They are the lightest particles that have mass, and as far as we know are fundamental—they are not made up of any…