It’s dark that matters

Stawell’s old gold mine could have been, a goldmine

The learned Frank Chung reports at News.com.au that the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency is in the market for unused tunnels and subterranean facilities. Bad luck for Stawell, which will miss out on competitive bids for the old gold mine that the feds and Victorian Government are funding the University of Melbourne to use for dark matter research.

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