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October 24, 2025 10:03 ET | Source: Sanford Underground Research Facility

SURF transports ultrapure copper to aid the global hunt for dark matter

Lead, SD, Oct. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For Cabot-Ann Christofferson and Alissa Love, the morning began like many others: a ride in a metal cage 4,850 feet straight down to the deepest...
August 05, 2025 12:03 ET | Source: Sanford Underground Research Facility

CASPAR achieves first plasma milestone on path to restart at SURF

Lead, SD, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Compact Accelerator System for Performing Astrophysical Research (CASPAR) is housed deep underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility...
May 14, 2025 13:03 ET | Source: Sanford Underground Research Facility

An underground lab in South Dakota could prove key in advancing the next generation of geothermal energy needed to power the digital age

Lead, SD, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With a total depth of 8000 feet, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) is a one-of-a-kind location for experiments that are pioneering new ways...
March 18, 2025 10:18 ET | Source: Sanford Underground Research Facility

America’s Underground Lab overhauls its WWII era wooden mine shaft

Lead, SD, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in the Black Hills of South Dakota is America’s Underground Lab – with cutting-edge experiments in...