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Technician Inspects Deep Underground Neutrino Detector During Rare Window

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC · How we work

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Matt Depatie is lowered by a crane into a 2-kilometer-deep underground laboratory cavern.
The cavern holds about 7,000 tons of ultrapure water that glows blue under maintenance lighting.
Depatie steps onto an inflatable raft and paddles toward a house-sized neutrino detector.
The inspection occurs during a rare maintenance window that temporarily illuminates the normally dark cavern.

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Matt Depatie is lowered by a crane into a 2-kilometer-deep underground laboratory cavern.
The cavern holds about 7,000 tons of ultrapure water that glows blue under maintenance lighting.
Depatie steps onto an inflatable raft and paddles toward a house-sized neutrino detector.
The inspection occurs during a rare maintenance window that temporarily illuminates the normally dark cavern.