The Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory
In our efforts to better understand the very fabric of the universe we sometimes have to think outside the box.\nSo it might seem strange then to think that in our search for the elusive dark matter we need not necessarily look to the depths of the solar system, the Milky Way, or the universe itself but to the ground beneath our feet.\nAlan Kelly, Professor in Astrophysics and Director of Space Technology and Industry Institute at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia joined Jonathan to talk about The Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory - held inside an active gold mine 1 km beneath the surface of the earth.\nListen and subscribe to\xa0Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea\xa0on\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0and\xa0Spotify.\n\xa0\xa0\nDownload, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\nYou can also listen to Newstalk live on\xa0newstalk.com\xa0or on Alexa, by\xa0adding the Newstalk skill\xa0and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.