Physicists Deploy Quantum Sensors to Hunt the Universe’s Missing Matter

Dark matter makes up most of the universe’s mass, yet it has never been directly detected. Scientists are now deploying ultracold quantum sensors, underground detectors and space telescopes to catch its faint signals. At Texas A&M, new silicon detectors aim to register extremely rare particle interactions, while global experiments push sensitivity limits. Together, laboratory searches and astronomical observations could finally uncover the particles shaping galaxies, cosmic structure and the evolution of the universe.