China's Underground Neutrino Observatory

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China and U.S. race to solve the mystery of neutrinos, 'ghost particles' of the universe

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Neutrinos are invisible and nearly massless, and they travel at close to the speed of light.

They come in three mass states, the biggest of which is estimated to have one-millionth the mass of an electron.

Understanding them could help unravel a puzzling imbalance at the heart of the Big Bang theory.

A U.S.-backed program called the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment , or DUNE , calls for a particle accelerator to send a beam of neutrinos underground from Illinois to North Dakota starting in 2031 .

The three forthcoming observatories all plan to use different technologies to detect the particles, so they are at once complements and competitors.

Scientists say it's impossible to predict the practical, earthly benefits of neutrino research.

Down the road, they suggested, it could spin off new technologies, drive innovations in data-intensive computing and advance particle accelerator science.

The project has had delays and cost overruns, however, however.

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