A new dark matter experiment quashed earlier hints of new particles

The XENONnT detector spotted no extra recoiling electrons

dark matter detector in construction

Unlike its earlier incarnation, the XENONnT detector (shown under construction) found no evidence of extra recoiling electrons. Scientists had hoped the previous result indicated new physics.

Luigi Di Carlo for the XENON collaboration

Potential hints of weird new particles in a dark matter detector have evaporated with new data.