Join us to celebrate Dark Matter Day

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Dark Matter Particle Physics is inviting its members and the public to help celebrate Dark Matter Day in a live, all-ages event on Saturday 30th October - 2-4:30pm (AEDT).

Dark Matter Day is held all over the world to provide an opportunity to introduce members of the public to the mystery of dark matter.

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics event will include: an introduction to dark matter, science talks about dark matter, a live Q&A with dark matter scientists, kids art activities and a competition, resources for parents and educators and laboratory tours - including the Stawell underground laboratory.

The live activities will run between 2-4:30pm on Saturday, but site will also be accessible for attendees to explore on Sunday the 31st October.

Register here to receive a link to our interactive Gather.town site and further instructions about access and the activities.

Learn more about the search for dark matter

The below resources will provide further information on our search for dark matter.

Podcasts:

• Pursuit – Catching sight of dark matter

• The Naked Scientist - Why does dark matter matter?

Articles:

• Using neutron stars to detect dark matter

• Exploring the most unknown universe

• Finding dark matter in the dark

• Digging for dark matter

• ANSTO helping construct Australia’s first dark matter lab

• Looking after 12 tonnes of organic solvent for dark matter project

• How we plan to bring dark matter to light

• Digging for cosmic gold - the hunt for dark matter at the bottom of a gold mine

• The LHC is back and it’s ready to probe the limits of matter

• Waiting for a ghost - the search for dark matter 1km under an Australian town

• Genius lair: Australia’s dark matter experiment underfoot

Symmetry Magazine – Dark Matter 101 – various articles 

Videos:

• Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: Lighting the dark universe

• Australian Institute of Physics – Zoom into physics – The Dark Side Strikes Back

Websites:

• SABRE experiment website - Https://www.sabre-experiment.org.au/    

• SUPL website - https://www.supl.org.au/