Dark matter would be this lightest particle, called a weakly interacting massive particle, or WIMP.

CNN: How particle smasher and telescopes relate

One of the leading candidates is a WIMP, or weakly interacting massive particle.

WSJ: Scientists Find Hint of Dark Matter

That Tron-ish, equalizer-like graphic is actually a 3D representation of particle activity left behind by cosmic rays interacting within NOvA, the Department of Energy's under construction neutrino detector.

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